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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2026/2586(RSP)) 2026-02-09

On World Cancer Day

on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Pietro Fiocchi, Ruggero Razza, Carlo Ciccioli, Michele Picaro, Laurence Trochu, Aurelijus Veryga

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This resolution on World Cancer Day calls for renewed commitment to Europe's beating cancer plan, dedicated EU health funding, and measures to improve prevention, screening, treatment, and support for cancer patients and survivors.

Key points

  1. Marks World Cancer Day and expresses solidarity with patients, survivors, families, healthcare workers and researchers.
  2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to renew commitment to Europe's beating cancer plan with additional funding, annual reporting and transparency.
  3. Regrets lack of dedicated health budget in 2028-2034 MFF; calls for a dedicated EU health programme and cancer fund.
  4. Calls for health and cancer care to be investment objectives in national recovery plans, including oncology infrastructure.
  5. Invites the Commission to structured dialogue with Member States on the next MFF to ensure cancer investments are structural.
  6. Calls for harm reduction measures and preventive actions across all EU policies and funding programmes.
  7. Stresses need to integrate sex dimensions into cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment.
  8. Calls for strengthened EU cooperation in paediatric oncology, including data sharing, clinical trials and cross-border referrals.
  9. Calls for extending carers' leave beyond five working days per year, especially for parents of children with cancer.
  10. Calls for promotion of geriatric oncology and high-quality treatment infrastructure based on European guidelines.
  11. Calls for cross-border access to specialised care and clinical trials, fair access to medicines, and support for screening recommendations.
  12. Calls for alignment of EU health plans, awareness of screening and genetic testing, and a right to be forgotten for cancer survivors.

Who is affected

  • Cancer patients, survivors, families, healthcare workers and researchers across the EU.
  • Member States and the Commission, called on to implement and fund cancer strategies.
  • Informal caregivers, especially parents of children with cancer, who may benefit from extended carers' leave.
  • Cancer survivors, who may face discrimination in insurance and credit; the resolution calls for a right to be forgotten.

Figures and deadlines

  • 2.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the EU.
  • At least 40 % of all cancer cases are preventable.
  • 24 % of all new cancer diagnoses across Europe each year are rare forms.
  • Cancer diagnoses among younger people (aged 15-49) have increased more widely among women.
  • Current carers' leave is five working days per year.

Legal basis: Article 168 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)

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