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The versions differ only in formal points: decimal separators are changed from points to commas in several statistics. #1#2#3
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European Parliament resolution on World Cancer Day
P10_TA(2026)0052
(2026/2586(RSP))
World Cancer Day
PE782.075
European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2026 on World Cancer Day (2026/2586(RSP))
The European Parliament,
– having regard to Rules 167(2) and 136(4) of its Rules of Procedure,
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;
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;
C. whereas according to the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), at least 40 % of all cancer cases could be prevented through effective primary prevention measures; whereas the main risk factors for cancer include tobacco use, harmful alcohol consumption, an unhealthy diet, obesity, a lack of physical activity, endocrine disruptors, environmental exposures, including to PFAS, occupational exposures, air pollutant concentrations, exposure to ultraviolet radiation and radon, and infections (e.g. hepatitis B and C viruses and some types of human papillomavirus);
F. whereas according to the report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Commission entitled ‘Delivering high value cancer care’, cancer diagnoses among younger people (aged 15-49) have increased more widely among women, meaning that a growing number of people – particularly younger women – are living with a cancer diagnosis that requires treatment and monitoring, placing sustained pressure on healthcare and social care services;
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;
H. whereas systemic gender inequalities persist in cancer care, research and policymaking, influencing priorities, funding and the focus of studies, thereby perpetuating gender disparities in health outcomes;