European Cancer Organisation

16/01/2026

16/01/2026

Cancer care often requires many different professionals from many different specialties. Training them together allows them to better work together for better patient care.

The is just such a programme, and its networking event is currently underway in Dublin!

Participants from across Europe have come together to exchange insights and reflect on how the programme is strengthening collaboration.

Across two days, attendees are:
💡 Exchanging practical approaches to enhance inter-professional teamwork
🤝 Exploring ways to dismantle professional silos through focused workshops
📊 Highlighting how this training is positively influencing patient care
🌍 Connecting with new colleagues to share ideas and elevate everyday practice

As the second of three regional events, this gathering continues to support cancer professionals across Europe in learning from one another and driving forward collaborative, patient-centred care. 💙

Learn more about INTERACT-EUROPE 100: https://www.europeancancer.org/eu-projects/impact/interact-europe-100

15/01/2026

Most sexually active adults will be infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) at some point in their lives, but the vast majority of those infections don’t have any lingering effects.

Some infections, however, can lead to different types of cancer: cervical, a**l, pe**le, vaginal, vulvar, and head and neck cancers. 👈

Vaccination can prevent all HPV-related cancers, while HPV testing detects early changes long before a cancer ever develops. 💉

Together, these tools can help Europe move closer to eliminating cervical cancer. 🌟

14/01/2026

As the new president of the European Cancer Organisation, how will Dr Isabel Rubio measure ECO’s success over the next two years? Take a look

13/01/2026

Cancer doesn’t wait. Neither can Europe. 🚨

Every year in the EU:
➡️ 2.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer,
➡️1.28 million die from it, and
➡️€49 billion in productivity is lost to it.

With negotiations for the EU’s upcoming long-term budget now getting underway, this is the time to ensure cancer care and cancer control remain a European priority. 📉

On the eve of World Cancer Day, European decision-makers are coming together to send a clear message: the EU must continue to reach higher in the fight against cancer, childhood cancer and rare diseases.

The European Parliament Intergroup will present a joint declaration calling for sustained ambition and funding in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034).

📅 Tuesday, 3 February
⏰ 10:00–11:30 CET
📍 European Parliament, Room 5E2

Register now and be part of the conversation shaping the future of cancer policy in Europe 👉https://www.europeancancer.org/events/403:a-call-for-an-eu-budget-that-delivers-for-health-cancer-and-rare-diseases.html

13/01/2026

Latvia’s Health Minister, Hosams Abu Meri, joins the European Cancer Screening & Early Detection Policy Summit! 🎉

He’s just one of the many leading figures gathering in Brussels and online next month to discuss how best to implement effective screening and early detection programmes.

📅 17 & 18 February
📍 Brussels & online

Join us to hear Latvia’s inspiring story and exchange with experts on how it can be replicated across the continent.

Register today 🔗cancerscreening-summit.eu

09/01/2026

What does Dr Isabel Rubio, the new president of the European Cancer Organisation, see as ECO’s most imminent challenge? Take a look:

07/01/2026

Launched at the European Cancer Summit 2025, our new Green Paper outlines a strategic framework to strengthen how EU-supported cancer research is planned, governed, and delivered. 📊

We encourage researchers, clinicians, patient advocates, policymakers, and partners to share their insights. ✍️

📄 Read the Green Paper and please provide your opinion here: https://www.europeancancer.org/green-paper-cancer-research.html

06/01/2026

As Ireland looks ahead to its upcoming EU Presidency, ECO is setting resolutions 🇮🇪

Cancer remains an immense challenge in Ireland ➡️44,000 people diagnosed with cancer every year

European cooperation has helped turn ambition into action, making Ireland a champion of cancer prevention, treatment and quality-of-life policies.

In July, Ireland will get the unique chance to reaffirm its leading role on cancer policy and secure sustained political and financial support for cancer in the next EU long-term budget.

Read more about ECO’s response 👉 https://www.europeancancer.org/policy/ireland-can-lead-the-eu-to-better-cancer-care

05/01/2026

New speakers announced for the European Cancer Screening & Early Detection Policy Summit 📢

The programme is shaping up to be a unique interactive exploration of how pilot projects for prostate, lung, and gastric cancer screening can be transformed into fully implementable programmes.

Join us to hear from
➡️ representatives of flagship EU4Health cancer screening projects, PRAISE-U, SOLACE, and TOGAS, as well as
➡️ cancer community experts and patient advocates.

📅 17 & 18 February
📍 Brussels & online

Don’t miss out! Register today 🔗https://www.europeancancer.org/events/345:the-european-cancer-screening-and-early-detection-summit.html

02/01/2026

Thousands of women in Europe die from cervical cancer each year, even though there’s a widely available vaccine to prevent the disease: the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. 🌍

Even more frustrating, less than 10% of women in some countries are screened for the virus – leaving far too many women without access to life-saving prevention. 🔍

This January, Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, we’re highlighting the facts, the inequalities, and the solutions that can help Europe rid this disease once and for all. ✍️

Our latest report shows how countries can strengthen HPV testing so that every woman can be protected. 📘

🔗 Read: https://www.europeancancer.org/closing-gaps-cervical-cancer.html

31/12/2025

As we bring an extraordinary 2025 to a close, we reflect on a year that has tested, strengthened, and inspired the entire European . 🌍✨

More than ever, our unity, resolve, and shared purpose are driving the progress that patients and families depend on. In the words of outgoing ECO President Csaba Dégi 🗣️

‘Time and again, I have witnessed your strength, your collaboration, your willingness to challenge each other and to share. But perhaps your most impressive quality is your resilience. We cannot give up, not until every person affected by cancer receives the support, care, dignity, and hope they deserve.’

With warm wishes for a safe and prosperous New Year. 🍾