News and events

On September 3, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) hosted the “High Level Conference on improving cancer care in Europe” dkfz.de/en/events/EU2020-Event.

Please see the video prepared by DKFZ on the cancer burden in Europe and alliances and networks created to reduce this burden in the future.

The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is organizing virtually the 2nd International DKFZ Conference on Cancer Prevention “Facing the Challenges of Cancer Prevention and Early Detection” on 17-18 September 2020 (Europe/Berlin timezone).

Dr Carolina Espina, from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO) and scientific secretariat of Cancer Prevention Europe, presented “European code against cancer regarding tobacco and secondhand smoke” and “European code against cancer” at the 8th European Conference on Tobacco or Health (ECToH) jointly organized with the 34th German Cancer Congress, on the 19-22 February 2020 in Berlin (Germany).

On February 18, 2020 Dr Joachim Schüz, from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO) and chair of Cancer Prevention Europe, presented “Modifiable risk factors and prevention: overview of current knowledge and main challenges” to the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety at the European Parliament.

The 5th International UV and Skin Cancer Prevention Conference will bring together the international UV and skin cancer prevention communities in Mechelen, Belgium, on the 5th-8th May 2020. Be part of the community of professionals working with UV and skin cancer prevention.

Cancer Core Europe, Cancer Prevention Europe, the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI), the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR), the EuroTech Universities Alliance, the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC), the European Academy of Cancer Sciences (EACS), and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) are collaborating to develop a unified insight towards a mission-oriented approach to cancer.

The 7th edition of the Summer School in Translational Cancer Research, an initiative of Cancer Core Europe (CCE), took place the week of 7th to 11th of October 2019 in Albufeira, Portugal. Cancer Prevention Europe (CPE) experts were invited to give lectures on “Targeting the Increasing European Cancer Burden by Strengthening Primary Prevention”, “Cancer Prevention Policies” and “Novel Endpoints in Clinical Trials”. CCE and CPE agreed to continue their collaboration for future Summer Schools.

The International Cancer Prevention Society (ICAPS) and the UK Therapeutic Cancer Prevention Network (UKTCPN) invite you to attend the 11th ICAPS Conference “Cancer Prevention: Targeting Infection, Inflammation and the Immune System”, in London UK, on September 9th – 10th, 2019.

Cancer Prevention Europe publishes a statement on cancer prevention for the next EU Cancer Mission