What changed
The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are changed from points to commas in several statistics. #1#2#3
0 changes of substance, plus 3 formal. Each change below carries a one-line ✦ note from the same model. Written from the two texts only — read the highlighted passages before relying on it.
The changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations (“having regard to …”), standard resolution paragraphs and punctuation-only edits are left out — they are in “Show every difference”.
Change #1 Formal
Replaces decimal points with commas in the numbers 2.7 and 1.3, aligning with European number formatting.
A. whereas every year in the EU, 2.72,7 million people are diagnosed with cancer, and it kills another 1.31,3 million people, according to the European Cancer Information System;
Change #2 Formal
Replaces the decimal point with a comma in the percentage 6.9, aligning with European number formatting.
B. whereas cancer-related health spending in the EU has doubled since 1995 (from EUR 54 billion to EUR 120 billion in 2023), accounting for 6.96,9 % of total health expenditure in 2023; whereas by 2050, an increase in the number of cancer cases linked to population ageing is expected to lead to a 59 % rise in per-capita cancer spending in real terms in the EU-27;
Change #3 Formal
Replaces decimal points with commas in the numbers 2.3 and 1.5, aligning with European number formatting.
G. whereas cancer is one of the leading causes of premature mortality among women globally, with 2.32,3 million women dying prematurely from cancer each year; whereas 1.51,5 million of those deaths could be prevented through primary prevention or early detection, and a further 800 000 deaths could be averted if all women had access to optimal cancer care;