About: cancer treatment
Complementary therapy stakeholders say their treatments help cancer patients
The EU's ambitious plans to beat cancer would be complemented by taking greater account of how complementary therapies can improve quality of life alongside medical treatment, panellists argued at a EURACTIV event on ‘Integrative oncology’.
Media Partnership: Integrative Oncology – The missing link in Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
Cancer is a top health priority for the European Union, as every year, 3.5 million people in the EU are diagnosed with cancer, and 1.3 million die from it.
Health Commissioner: EU cancer plan must ‘break the silence’ on women’s cancers
There is a large inequality of access to women's cancer services and treatments across the block, according to the EU health chief, who highlighted the role of Europe's Beating Cancer plan in bridging these disparities.
Keeping up the pace in the race against cancer
We’re all in the race of our lives to beat COVID-19. Scientists are setting an astonishing pace in a team effort with healthcare professionals, policymakers and entire populations. But at the same time it’s imperative we maintain the momentum we’ve... InfographicPromoted content
The economic impact of non-melanoma skin cancer on the society and the welfare system
Despite the solid evidence that outdoor workers in various workplaces across Europe are exposed to elevated levels of UV radiation and are consequently at a significantly increased risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), this evidence has yet not been translated into a common European regulatory approach.