Project news

This article is 179 words and a one-minute read. How can Europe ensure that patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals have access to clear, trustworthy and accessible cancer information? These questions will be at the centre of the next stakeholder forum for the EU-CIP project, bringing together patients, healthcare professionals, policymakers and digital health experts to review…

This article is 387 words and a two-minute read. With the beginning of March, not only does winter end, but we at EU-CiP begin broadly sharing our project and collecting feedback from relevant stakeholders. This is key to building a portal that closely meets the needs of users for helpful and reliable cancer information. With…

This article has 828 words and is a four-minute read. “It is not the voice of one institution, but the outcome of a collective European dialogue” – Prof. Celia Belim Defining robust quality criteria for cancer information The purpose of the European Cancer information Portal is to provide citizens with equal access to reliable, evidence-based…

This article has 716 words and is a three-minute read. “Quality cancer information is not only about facts, but about feeling supported, respected and understood” – Prof. Cristina Vaz de Almeida A fundamental pillar of the EU-CiP project is the involvement of patients and patient organisations at every step of the process. In this early, formative…

Joint statement from UNCAN-Connect, CANDLE and EU-CIP This article is 523 words and a three-minute read. The European Commission has established two digital flagship projects under Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the EU Cancer Mission: UNCAN.eu and the European Cancer Patient Digital Center (ECPDC). The two platforms are designed to be interlinked in National Cancer…

The EU-CiP project is closely aligned with other European Cancer projects like CANDLE and UNCAN-CONNECT. These three, in particular, are fundamental to building the architecture to support future proof improvements in cancer research data and patient support. This article is a roundup of recent news across these Cancer Mission projects as they finish their first…

This article is 184 words and a one-and-a-half-minute read. Creating a central hub – the cancer information portal – to house scientifically sound, accessible and reliable content and then working with member states to pilot national portals is not a simple process. The coordination team have broken down the stages of the project for you…