EC Action Against Cancer
The EC created a European Partnership for Action against Cancer . This partnership was launched in Brussels in the autumn of 2009. The Partnership aims to support countries in their efforts to tackle cancer by providing a framework for
identifying and sharing information, capacity and expertise in cancer prevention and control. It aims to
engage a wide range of stakeholders, including non governmental organisations, researchers, patients groups, industry and national authorities across the EU in a collective effort and with a common commitment to addressing cancer.
The Partnership will be based on a specific joint action supported by the Health Programme 2010. Joint action is a specific mechanism established under the Health Programme and refers to activities carried out by the Community and Member States or competent authorities. It is intended that the Partnership will itself determine its own key areas and actions. Identified possible key areas and actions to be further taken forward by the Partnership include:
- Prevention (Health promotion and early detection);
- Identification and promotion of good practice in cancer-related healthcare;
- Priorities for cancer research;
- Health information, collection and analysis of comparable data.
The work of the Partnership is proposed to be undertaken in multi-stakeholder working groups (based on the four areas of action, identified above), which will either undertake the identified areas of work directly or monitor work to be conducted by outside actors, institutions or organisations, as appropriate. For further information, please see "Communication Action Against Cancer: European Partnership".
With medical imaging playing a pivotal and ever increasing role in the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, ESR is eager to contribute to this European Partnership and has currently put together a working group to coordinate the input to the partnership.
The Partnership will be based on a specific joint action supported by the Health Programme 2010. Joint action is a specific mechanism established under the Health Programme and refers to activities carried out by the Community and Member States or competent authorities. It is intended that the Partnership will itself determine its own key areas and actions. Identified possible key areas and actions to be further taken forward by the Partnership include:
- Prevention (Health promotion and early detection);
- Identification and promotion of good practice in cancer-related healthcare;
- Priorities for cancer research;
- Health information, collection and analysis of comparable data.
The work of the Partnership is proposed to be undertaken in multi-stakeholder working groups (based on the four areas of action, identified above), which will either undertake the identified areas of work directly or monitor work to be conducted by outside actors, institutions or organisations, as appropriate. For further information, please see "Communication Action Against Cancer: European Partnership".
With medical imaging playing a pivotal and ever increasing role in the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, ESR is eager to contribute to this European Partnership and has currently put together a working group to coordinate the input to the partnership.
