Catch up on the latest updates on the European Commission initiatives on cancer screening and care.
Dr. Markus Follman, respected expert whose contributions greatly supported the ECIBC and ECICC Initiatives has passed away.
The ECICC’s working group met at the Commission’s JRC site in Ispra (Italy), to further discuss the healthcare questions on colorectal cancer primary prevention, screening and diagnosis.
European Commission Initiative on Cervical Cancer (EC-CvC) Working Group met on 4–6 February to draft recommendations on the ages to start and stop screening for cervical cancer.
Recommenadations on cervical cancer prevention
The European quality assurance scheme for breast cancer services has been endorsed by the European co-operation for Accreditation.
Outcomes of the in person meeting of the working group on colorectal cancer screening, diagnosis and follow-up.
The JRC participated to the Global Evidence Summit 2024 with oral presentations, posters and chaired sessions related to European guidelines on colorectal, breast and cervical cancer.
The JRC is looking for Project Officers to work with the Healthcare Quality Group on activities related to the development of the European guidelines and quality assurance schemes for prostate, lung, and gastric cancer.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) hosted the foundation meeting of the Working Group of the European Commission Initiative on Cervical Cancer on 5–6 February 2024 in Lyon, France.