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Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: Progress made, but prevention falters

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Launched with much fanfare, the Parliament is examining what lessons can be learnt and how this can inform the cardiovascular plan expected soon.

‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: Implementation Findings’, presented yesterday (5 November) to the European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health (SANT) by Ran Orhan Pees from Ecorys consulting agency, found that the EU’s flagship Beating Cancer Plan (EBCP) is delivering results in some areas, but falling short when it comes to prevention, health equity, and long-term support for patients and survivors.

The findings come at a crucial moment: the European Commission’s ‘Action Plan on Cardiovascular Disease’, billed as the next big public health initiative from the EU, is due by the...

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