Cancer: repository of regional prevention and detection policies

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19 Sep 2024 - ongoing

Karolina Zubel

Agnieszka Maj

Katsiaryna Kasykh

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19 Sep 2024 - ongoing
Client: European Committee of the Regions :
Project leader: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS):
Partner: CASE – Centre for Social and Economic Research :

Karolina Zubel

Environment, Energy and Climate Change Director
Karolina Zubel holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science and BA from the University of Warsaw and Sciences Po Paris. Currently, she is a PhD student at the Warsaw School of Economics, focusing her research endeavours on smart cities developments. Her work has been at the intersection of sustainability, low-carbon … <a href="https://case-research.eu/project/cancer-repository-of-regional-prevention-and-detection-policies/">Continued</a>

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Katsiaryna Kasykh
Katsiaryna Kasykh is an experienced project and program and manager with over 18 years of expertise, specializing in territorial and cross-border cooperation program and project management, territorial marketing, ecology, sustainable development, area-based development, and humanitarian aid projects. She has successfully implemented numerous social and humanitarian projects, combining her skills in strategic planning and management with a deep commitment to fostering collaboration across regions. Ms. Kasykh holds a MA degree in Management and Economics from Brest State Technical University and a postgraduate diploma in Customs Law from Belarusian State University. For over 15 years she was on managerial position in NGO Sector in Belarus. Her professional background includes leading roles in designing and managing large-scale initiatives funded by local and international donors (incl. EU, UN,UNDP, UNHCR,USAID), with a focus on environmental issues, sustainable development, and community-led projects. Additionally, Ms. Kasykh has extensive expertise in Eastern Partnership programs, working on cross-border cooperation strategies and contributing to regional development initiatives. Her work in developing regional development strategies, overseeing cross-border cooperation programs, and delivering impactful area-based development projects demonstrates her ability to create solutions that address complex regional challenges while promoting ecological and social sustainability.

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Cancer is a major public health concern in Europe. In 2022, there were an estimated 2.78 million new cancer cases in the 27 European Union Member States (EU-27), plus Iceland and Norway, which is equivalent to about five new diagnoses every minute. By 2035, it is anticipated that cancer will be the leading cause of death in Europe. The overall economic impact of cancer in Europe is EUR 100 billion annually.

At the same time, evidence shows that 40% of cancer cases are preventable. However, the share of health budgets devoted to health promotion and disease prevention currently stands at only 3%. Cancer mortality rates differ widely across the EU and within the Member States: by up to 37% between regions in Romania, and by at least 30% between regions in France, Germany, Poland and Spain.

The OECD estimates that screening alone, while necessary, is insufficient to ensure early detection; improved awareness, outreach and a greater role for primary care are also necessary. The Member States can also draw on policy instruments in the areas of taxation, food product formulation, advertising and social protection. The regions can make a real difference by tailoring their place-based cancer prevention and health promotion policies, to be deployed through school curricula and canteen programmes, awareness-raising campaigns, mobile detection teams and the promotion of healthy lifestyles.

The EU has been fighting cancer and investing in cancer research since 1985, complementing the policies of the Member States and their regions. Adopted in 2021, Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, is one of the pillars of the European Health Union, aimed at addressing cancer-related inequalities and helping improve prevention and care. The regional dimension of this process is not being sufficiently emphasized and the study should gather evidence of promising regional policy and practice examples, targeting cancer prevention and detection through a local lens.

The study, creating a repository of regional cancer policy and practice, could inform the future CoR opinion on regional cancer inequalities in the EU and be a contribution to the health priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council. Finally, the study would also be supported by the UN WHO Office for Europe as part of the activities under the Memorandum of Understanding and its accompanying Action Plan.

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