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Treating cancer: the EU's commitment to tackling cancer inequalities
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Roma, 28 Ottobre 2024 - ore 09:30
The event “Treating Cancer: The EU's Commitment to Cancer Inequalities” aims to present the framework of cancer inequalities at EU and international level and to illustrate projects that can contribute to the exchange of experiences and collaboration between countries to address a global challenge and contribute to the reduction of cancer inequalities.
In continuity with the initiative implemented by some Italian Europe Direct Information centres “Yes, we can (no can/cer) information cycle: Europe's Beating Cancer Plan. Focusing on breast and lung” carried out in 2023, the event will focus on the "European Cancer Inequalities Registry", a flagship initiative of Europe's Beating Cancer Plan aimed at providing valid and reliable data on cancer prevention and treatment to identify trends, disparities and inequalities between Member States and regions. The Registry proposes a framework at European level to monitor disparities and report on trends in cancer prevention and treatment at regional, national and EU levels. As the purpose of the Registry is to monitor the entire cancer journey, the four pillars of Europe's Beating Cancer Plan: prevention; early diagnosis; diagnosis and treatment; quality of life – are at the heart of the scoreboard.
A total of 29 country cancer profiles (EU-27, Iceland and Norway) were produced for the first publication, with the help of the OECD, which serve as a tool to identify inequalities in cancer prevention and treatment. They highlight the main achievements, challenges and disparities within each country and compare the performance of individual countries with the situation in the EU as a whole. This helps policymakers and helps to steer investment and action at regional, national and EU level under the umbrella of Europe's Beating Cancer Plan.
Profiles show that EU countries spent substantial sums, almost €170 billion, on cancer treatment (in 2018). Another important finding is that there are also large inequalities in cancer death rates between and within EU countries. This can be partly explained by the different degrees of exposure to cancer risk factors, but also by the different capacities of health systems to ensure timely and free access to early diagnosis and the high quality of cancer care and treatment. The profiles show that identifying challenges and sharing best practices among Member States can help countries reduce cancer inequalities.
During the day, some good practices will be presented such as:
- the project carried out by the NGO Elis and the Agency for Development Cooperation in collaboration with the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, which has established the first Breast Unit in Palestine, a multidisciplinary breast center that guarantees diagnosis and treatment to Palestinian women to intervene promptly on breast cancer
- Dress P.I.N.K (Prevention, Imaging, Network and Knowledge) project, an open science project of the CNR supported by the Veronesi Foundation, aimed at promoting the earliest possible diagnosis of cancer through the personalization of different diagnostic techniques
- The actions of the Cam to Me Association, a small association of lay missionaries that intervenes in Cambodia, Cameroon and Peru. In particular, in Cambodia it carries out support and care activities in an area of Lake 94, where women in extreme situations are treated because they often arrive in very serious oncological conditions so as not to abandon the care of the children for whom they constitute the only form of sustenance
- smartCARE project, a flagship initiative in Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, under the EU4Health Programme 2021-2027. The project is developing a cancer survivor smart card - in the form of a mobile app - to improve the health and wellbeing of cancer survivors throughout Europe; it’s implemented by a multi-partners consortium led by European Cancer Organisation. It will be presented also the European Cancer Pulse, a continually evolving data visualisation tool that features over 13,000 data points and over 250 indicators on inequalities in cancer across the 50 countries that make up the WHO European region
The event is organized by ED Roma Innovazione in cooperation with Europe Direct Centres Lombardia, Trapani Sicilia, Molise, Roma Tre, Città Metropolitana di Roma and with CDE of National Research Council - CNR.
It's organised in two sessions. In the morning, there will be a plenary informative session, open to all citizens and media, during which WHO and EU actions to reduce cancer inequalities at the international level will be presented, along with existing project practices in this field. In the afternoon, a round table will provide a platform for multistakeholder discussions and the definition of joint actions to raise awareness among governments and other key actors on the importance of reducing cancer inequalities and implementing concrete measures in line with the Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan.
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We suggest watching the following videos on the subject:
Video 1 - “Treating Cancer: The EU's Commitment to Cancer Inequalities”
9:30 - 10:15
Welcome speech - Europe Direct Roma Innovazione - slides
Maria Chiara Carrozza, President National Research Council
Carlo Corazza, Director of Office of the European Parliament in Italy
Antonio Parenti, Director DG SANTE B - Public health, Cancer and Health security (in video call)
Elena Grech, acting Director of Representation European Commission in Italy - intervento
Francesco Saverio Mennini, Head of Department for Programming, medical devices and National Health system policies – Ministry of Health
Patrizia Ravaioli, Formez PA Director
Andrea Urbani, Director of Health and Social integration Directorate - Lazio Region
Giovanni Apolone, Scientific Director of National Cancer Institute of Milan - IRCCS
Chairman
Piervirgilio Dastoli, President of European Movement
Speakers
10:15 – 10:35
European Cancer Inequalities Registry (ECIR): a key data tool on cancer prevention and care
Agnieszka KINSNER-OVASKAINEN - slide Speech
Disease Prevention, Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Directorate F – Health and Food, European Commission
10:15 – 10:55
WHO data and point of view on cancer inequalities with a focus on breast and cervical cancers
Marilys Corbex, Senior Technical Officer NCD Management at the WHO Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen slides Speech
10:55 – 11:15
Mission Cancer: the EU flagship initiative
Walter Ricciardi, President Mission Board for Cancer - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore slides Intervento
11:15 – 11:35
The future of European research and its impact on cancer inequalities
Giuseppe Curigliano, Director Development of New Drugs for Innovative Therapies, IEO (in video call) slides
11:35 – 11:55
European Cancer Pulse and SmartCARE project
Silvia Romeo, Policy officer -European Cancer Organisation slides
11:55 – 12:25
A project that established the first Center for Breast Cancer Prevention in Palestine
Vittorio Altomare, Director of the Breast Unit of the Campus Bio University Hospital – Doctor, Full Professor of Surgery slides
The impact and the inspiration of this project (the first Breast Unit in Palestine) and how it succeeded in saving many women lives
Ghadeer Salhab "Breast Unit" Coordinator - Beit Jala Hospital slides
12:25 – 12:45
Dress p.i.n.k project supported by the Veronesi Foundation
Michela Franchini, Institute of Clinical Physiology of the CNR slides
12:45 – 13:05
Health Care and Training Project of the S. Elisabeth Center in Phnom Penh and in the villages of the neighboring provinces (Cambodia)
Stefana Agatea and Pav Sochinda - Association Cam to Me Video
13:05 – 13:25 Q & A
13:05 - 13:30 Questions and answers
14:30 – 16:00 - Roundtable with key stakeholders (MoU for joint actions and key steps for raising awareness among governments and other key players on the importance of reducing cancer inequalities)