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25 January 2011

Two February days dedicated to cancer

It certainly is a busy start to 2011 as we gear up towards two key dates in the oncology diary. First, 04 February marks World Cancer Day with its overarching theme of Cancer Can Be Prevented, organised by the UICC, an Advisory Member of ECCO - the European CanCer Organisation.
Set to raise global awareness on and around cancer and promote the critical importance of prevention, UICC in collaboration with its partner organisations will run campaigns all over the world and therefore play an important role in the fight against this disease that claims millions of lives every year, many of which could have been prevented.
As President of ECCO I encourage you all to get involved and support these efforts by visiting the World Cancer Day website at: www.worldcancerday.org, and, if you have not yet already done so, add your signature to the World Cancer Declaration. Each and every name represents an important step towards reaching the minimum of 1 million signatures to be presented to world leaders at the first UN High Level Meeting on Non Communicable Diseases later on in the year (September 2011).
The second big day in February’s agenda is International Childhood Cancer Day on the 15th. Founding Member of ECCO, SIOP Europe - the European Society for Paediatric Oncology and the only pan-European organisation dedicated to childhood cancer, will mark the occasion by organising a special event in the European Parliament to be hosted by Mr. Alojz Peterle, MEP.
Taking place on the 9th of February, this meeting will convene a pan-European, multi-stakeholder audience to tackle key issues that affect this rare cancer such as inequalities in access to treatment and care, off-label drug use, the burdensome EU Clinical Trials Directive and funding sources for further research development. Patients and their families have also been invited in order to obtain real insight into the difficulties facing our young people suffering from cancer.

*Find out more by visiting SIOP Europe’s website: www.siope.eu.

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