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The EU Cancer fight
2021 EU Health Award
On 4th & 5th May 2022, the 9 winners of the 2021 EU Health Prize for Cancer Prevention and Mental Health have been announced.
3 Awards for each of the 3 Categories. In addition, 3 initiatives were selected for each Category, which also received an Award.
Here the winners and finalists.
Eligible for the 2021 Award were cities, NGOs and educational institutions promoting communication and health literacy on cancer prevention, and local authorities and affiliated organisations as well as NGOs and other not-for-profit organisations working to alleviate the mental health impact of COVID-19.
Watch the webstreaming of the ceremony.
On 4th & 5th May 2022, the 9 winners of the 2021 EU Health Prize for Cancer Prevention and Mental Health have been announced.
3 Awards for each of the 3 Categories. In addition, 3 initiatives were selected for each Category, which also received an Award.
Here the winners and finalists.
Eligible for the 2021 Award were cities, NGOs and educational institutions promoting communication and health literacy on cancer prevention, and local authorities and affiliated organisations as well as NGOs and other not-for-profit organisations working to alleviate the mental health impact of COVID-19.
Watch the webstreaming of the ceremony.
The EU Cancer Plan is part of a global health strategy and is closely linked to the pharmaceutical strategy, the food strategy, as well as the planned European Health Data Area (expected by 2025).
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is a political commitment to turn the tide against cancer and another stepping stone towards a strong European Health Union and a more secure, better-prepared and more resilient EU.
The European Commission has been working on cancer since 1985 with EU Member States and civil society, in close collaboration with the World Health Organisation, the Joint Research Centre and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Article 168 TFEU gives the EU the competence to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States for the protection and improvement of human health.
The EU Cancer Plan is part of a global health strategy and is closely linked to the pharmaceutical strategy, the food strategy, as well as the planned European Health Data Area (expected by 2025).
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is a political commitment to turn the tide against cancer and another stepping stone towards a strong European Health Union and a more secure, better-prepared and more resilient EU.
The European Commission has been working on cancer since 1985 with EU Member States and civil society, in close collaboration with the World Health Organisation, the Joint Research Centre and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Article 168 TFEU gives the EU the competence to support, coordinate or supplement the actions of the Member States for the protection and improvement of human health.
EU policy and initiatives
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A new European plan to fight cancer was presented in February 2021 and have €4 billion of funding, including €1.25 billion from EU4Health (2021-2027) programme. The EU4Health programme will provide financial and technical support to Member States, helping efforts to strengthen health systems.The rest come from Horizon Europe. It is developed around 10 initiatives that will go through various support actions. The European plan is primarily intended to support Member States' work to prevent cancer and ensure a high quality of life for cancer patients, survivors, their families and carers and is structured around a number of key areas in which the EU can add the maximum value:
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The EU Cancer Plan is linked to other Commission priorities, notably the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe and the EU Farm to Fork Strategy as well as the planned European Health Data Space, as chapter of eHealth Digital Health & Care,
EC Steering Committee
To support countries in reaching the health targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Commission has established a Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases (“the Steering Group”).
The Steering Group provides advice and expertise to the Commission on developing and implementing activities in the field of health promotion, disease prevention and the management of non-communicable diseases. It also fosters exchanges of relevant experience, policies and practices between the Member States.
To support countries in reaching the health targets of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Commission has established a Steering Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Management of Non-Communicable Diseases (“the Steering Group”).
The Steering Group provides advice and expertise to the Commission on developing and implementing activities in the field of health promotion, disease prevention and the management of non-communicable diseases. It also fosters exchanges of relevant experience, policies and practices between the Member States.
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Under the Steering Group, a Sub-group on Cancer is co-chaired with Directorate General for Research and Innovation.
The EU4Health (2021-2027) programme will provide financial and technical support to Member States, helping efforts to strengthen health systems.
Special committee of the European Parliament (the work ended in December 2021)
Since the fight against cancer has become one of the top priorities of the EU, the European Parliament has set up a special committee whose work ended in December 2021 with the adoption of a Report whose text and results of the vote can be found on the Page down here.
On 16 February 2022, the Parliament adopted its final Recommendations for a comprehensive and coordinated EU strategy to fight cancer.
The EU4Health (2021-2027) programme will provide financial and technical support to Member States, helping efforts to strengthen health systems.
Special committee of the European Parliament (the work ended in December 2021)
Since the fight against cancer has become one of the top priorities of the EU, the European Parliament has set up a special committee whose work ended in December 2021 with the adoption of a Report whose text and results of the vote can be found on the Page down here.
On 16 February 2022, the Parliament adopted its final Recommendations for a comprehensive and coordinated EU strategy to fight cancer.
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Why is cancer a European priority?
In Europe, cancer is the second leading cause of mortality, after cardiovascular disease.
Each year, 2.6 million people are diagnosed with the disease and another 1.2 million kills.
Considering that Europe has 25% of all cancer cases in the world and less than 10% of the world population, it is clear that cancer is a huge threat to European society. Furthermore, the overall economic impact of cancer in Europe is € 100 billion per year.
It is clear that 40% of cancers are preventable if we implement what we already know, but only 3% of health budgets are spent on health promotion and disease prevention. Therefore, the scope for action is immense.
Furthermore, the fight against obesity and other non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes also benefit from action on cancer prevention and healthy lifestyles, as they share common risk factors.
EU Research on Cancer
The fight to cancer is one of the top priorities of EU Institution for the current period 2021-2027, In addition to legislative measures to limit the risks of contracting the disease, the EU funds extensive research and support programs to make health facilities resilient and accessible, through two programmes:
- Go to Health Programme for Research and Innovation activities under Horizon Europe, with €8.24 billion
- Go to EU4Health (2021-2027) programme, with €5.75 billion
