europe’s beating cancer plan let’s strive for...

FIGHTING CANCER THROUGH RESEARCHHOW THE EU IS HELPING

CANCER CAN AFFECT ANYONE AT ANY AGE

MORE THAN 100 TYPES OF CANCER

3.5 MILLIONNEW CANCER PATIENTS

1.3 MILLION DEATHS

GLOBAL ~€900 BILLIONCANCER HEALTHCARE COST PER YEAR

EUROPE’S BEATING CANCER PLANLET’S STRIVE FOR MORE

#EUCancerPlan

1prevention

3quality of life

2cure

EU AIMS

Health andFood Safety

RESULTS AND IMPACT

EU supports cancer research from the lab to the patient

Supporting clinical research

Cancer biobanks

Cancer registries

Clinical guidelines

10 000 patients treated in over

120 clinical trials

Fosteringinnovation

Over 4 000 prestigious

publications – more than 150 patents

Support to, or creation

of, about1 000 SMEs

Mammaprinttest for breast

cancer

SurPass – survivorship

passport

Buildingcapacity

1 800 research projects

Specialised jobs and training

programmes

European Reference

Networks in Cancer

European Cancer Information

System

EU RESEARCH FUNDING

~€3 billion

since2007

FrameworkProgramme 7

Horizon2020

HorizonEurope

STRATEGY

Address the cancer continuum from prevention and early diagnosis to treatment and care

Focus on the individual person-centred research

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Foster partnerships in Europe and globally

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#EUHealthResearch | #ResearchImpactEU