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    Report on cancer screening in Europe – briefing

    eub2By eub222 January 2009 focus No Comments3 Mins Read
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    — last modified 22 January 2009

    Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the European Union. Breast, cervical and colorectal cancer accounts for 32% of cancer deaths in women and 11% in men. With an ageing population, the figures are due to increase, unless preventive measures are taken to reduce cancer deaths. The European Union shares a common commitment to ensuring proper screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer, as set out in Council Recommendation of 2 December 2003 on cancer screening (2003/878/EC). In the first implementation report, the European Commission highlights that although much progress has been made in the field of cancer screening, Member States have not fully put this screening in place. Less than half of the minimum recommended numbers of screenings take place in the EU each year. By providing a clear description of the situation and the gaps, this report helps to renew the commitment to put in place breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening as a crucial and cost-effective measure to reduce the burden of cancer in the European Union.


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    Although much progress has been made within the area of cancer screening, more is still required:

    • For breast cancer, only 22 Member States are running or establishing population-based screening programmes;
    • For cervical cancer, only 15 Member States are running or establishing population-based screening programmes;
    • For colorectal cancer, only 12 Member States. are running or establishing population-based screening programmes;

    The current annual volume of screening examinations in the EU is considerable; however, this volume is less than one-half of the minimum annual number of examinations that would be expected if the screening tests specified in the Council Recommendation on cancer screening were available to all EU citizens of appropriate age (approximately 125 million examinations per year).

    Less than half of these examinations (41%) are performed in population-based programmes which provide the organisational framework for implementing comprehensive quality assurance as required by the Council Recommendation.

    • Member States should continue to improve or implement population-based cancer screening programmes, supported by collaboration between Member States and professional, organisational and scientific bodies and experts.
    • Additional efforts must be made to improve and maintain high quality screening measures to assure the quality, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness on a Member State as well as EU level.
    • By providing a clear overview of the situation, this Report will encourage Member States to renew their efforts to fulfil the commitments laid down in the Recommendation.

    The Commission intends to form a European partnership for action against cancer in 2009 by bringing together relevant stakeholders across the EU in a collective effort to addressing cancer. The partnership will support Member States in their efforts to tackle cancer more effectively. Key areas for future cancer activities include:

    • Heath information, collection and analysis of comparable data;
    • Primary prevention;
    • Identification and promotion of good practice in cancer-related healthcare:
    • Priorities for cancer research.
    • Report on the Implementation of the Council Recommendation of 2 December 2003 on cancer screening

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