EUCanScreen GAB: First Meeting in Turin
JULY 2025 Project Updates EUCanScreen GAB: First Meeting in Turin People with intellectual disabilities (ID) face significant barriers in accessing organised cancer screening across Europe. Task 6.5 of EUCanScreen addresses this inequity by identifying data gaps, reviewing existing evidence, and highlighting best practices to improve participation. “This work is critical,” says Ameli Trope, Director […]
PERCH General Assembly, Rome, June 12–13
JULY 2025 Project Update PERCH General Assembly, Rome, June 12–13 On 12–13 June, the General Assembly – Final Meeting of the EU4Health-funded project “The PartnERship to Contrast HPV (PERCH)” took place in Rome at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità. Senior expert from the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, Daniela Kállayová, presented the development […]
Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT: a practical approach WP11
JULY 2025 Project Update Lung Cancer Screening with low-dose CT: a practical approach WP11 As part of WP11.6, a training on low-dose CT scans was conducted at the National Korányi Institute for Pulmonology in Budapest, Hungary. Two radiologists from Slovakia participated on this workshop: MUDr. Nehajová Marianna, University Hospital, Martin, Department of Radiology and MUDr. […]
Modelling to optimize cancer screening across Europe WP10
JULY 2025 Project Updates Modelling to optimize cancer screening across Europe WP10 We’re pleased to share a progress update from Work Package 10, which focuses on using modelling and health technology assessment to optimize cancer screening programmes across Europe. Countries participating in WP10 have been actively collecting data on cancer incidence, mortality, and where […]
Table of Contents 1st Newsletter
April 2025 Table of Contents 1st Newsletter EUCanScreen Project Updates Welcome Message Work Package Summary Driving Progress in Cancer Screening: EUCanScreen’s Deliverables WP1 Closing the Cancer Screening Gap: Europe’s Collaborative Solutions WP1 Advancing Sustainable Cancer Screening in Europe within the Joint Action EUCanScreen WP4 Cancer screening risk-based approaches WP9 European Training Course on LDCT Lung […]
First Phace of Surveys Launched
April 2025 Community Engagement & Feedback First Phase of Surveys Launched In an effort to gain insight into the cancer screening context within the Joint Action EUCanScreen, the various work packages have recognised the need to collect information from the consortium partners in a harmonised way across countries/regions. This step is essential in guiding the […]
Governmental Advisory Board (GAB) – A Key Initiative in EUCanScreen
April 2025 Community Engagement and Feedback Governmental Advisory Board (GAB) – A Key Initiative in EUCanScreen The Governmental Advisory Board (GAB) has been established within the EUCanScreen project to provide strategic guidance and expert insights in support of innovative cancer screening strategies across Europe. We are pleased to announce that representatives from nearly all participating […]
Advancing Sustainable Cancer Screening in Europe within the Joint Action EUCanScreen WP4
April 2025 Project Updates Advancing Sustainable Cancer Screening in Europe within the Joint Action EUCanScreen WP4 Work Package 4 (WP4) of the EUCanScreen project aims to (1) ensure sustainable implementation of project results in participating countries and to (2) improve sustainable implementation of organised, population-based cancer screening programmes in countries of the European region where […]
Work Package Summary
April 2025 Project Updates Work Package Summary Work Package 1: Latvia 🇱🇻🔧 Objective: Ensure successful EUCanScreen implementation, including the necessary reporting requirements. Work Package 2: Greece 🇬🇷📣 Objective: Inform the target audience and stakeholders about EUCanScreen findings and encourage support and adoption of project recommendations. Work Package 3: Austria 🇦🇹📝 Objective: Document JA implementation using […]
European Training Course on LDCT Lung Cancer Screening for Young Radiologists WP11
April 2025 Project Updates European Training Course on LDCT Lung Cancer Screening for Young Radiologists WP11 We are pleased to announce the launch of a specialized European-level training course on low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening, developed as part of the EUCanScreen Joint Action under the EU4Health Program 2021–2027. LDCT screening has been identified as […]