Advancing the adoption of oncology decision support tools in 🇪🇺. In the CAN.HEAL project, led by @sciensano.be, we mapped 13 tools, identified barriers (interoperability, fragmentation, workflow, reimbursement), and proposed the EU-oncDST framework. Learn more in this paper! doi.org/10.3389/fdgt...

How can we better meet the needs of 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 & 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 with cancer? A Symposium took place at @sciensano.be last week under the theme "Empowering collaboration: Toward Integrated Cancer Care for AYA Patients". It brought together stakeholders committed to improving care for these patients.

Children are not “mini-adults”: their needs, voices and experiences are unique and must be recognised. A shift in mindset is needed 🔄 💡 A powerful reminder from a recent event on paediatric palliative care in Belgium, organised by the King Baudouin Foundation, where we represented @sciensano.be.

Pleased to have hosted this joint meeting at @sciensano.be! As a partner in both Joint Actions, we brought these initiatives together to explore concrete synergies, and making sure efforts reinforce each other where it matters most. Many thanks to all participants for the constructive exchanges.

Happy to be part of this important initiative! #WorldHealthDay

🇧🇪 On 23 March, @sciensano.be invited Belgian university hospitals to discuss the role of Comprehensive Cancer Centres in strengthening high-quality care, research, innovation & equitable patient access, for the ECHoS #CancerMissionHubs project. #MissionCancer #EUCancerPlan 👉 cancermissionhubs.eu

Read this paper in the European Journal of Public Health, with contributions from our colleagues Tugce Schmitt and Victoria Leclercq within the @ecanplus.bsky.social Joint Action: 📖 “Telemedicine in cancer care: lessons from COVID-19 and solutions for Europe” academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...

📣 Join us on 10 April in Brussels for the oncNGS final event Discover the project’s results and discuss how innovation procurement can support the adoption of precision cancer diagnostics. 🕙 10:00–16:00 📍 Brussels ➡️ oncngs.eu/index.php/20...

📣 Join us on 10 April in Brussels for the oncNGS final event Discover the project’s results and discuss how innovation procurement can support the adoption of precision cancer diagnostics. 🕙 10:00–16:00 📍 Brussels ➡️ oncngs.eu/index.php/20...

Our colleague Elisa Corritore, has been appointed Co-Chair of the EUnetCCC (European Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres) Annual Meeting Programme Committee! We look forward to an inspiring 2026 Annual Meeting in Lisbon under her guidance! 👉 lnkd.in/et_7AxDG

At #BSMO2026 (6–7 Feb), Sciensano’s Cancer Centre presented a poster on long-term follow-up after #childhoodcancer in Belgium. A national survey across 7 paediatric haemato-oncology centres shows major heterogeneity, limited psychosocial integration, and a need for a shared paediatric–adult model.

❓ How to ensure a sustainable European Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres? Hosted by @sciensano.be, 190 participants joined in Brussels to share updates, strengthen the community of the #EUnetCCC project, and advance the sustainability of the network. ℹ️ eunetccc.eu

Unity is strength 🤝 A great exchange with the Belgian Paediatric Palliative Care Group (BPPC), @sciensano.be and BSPHO (the Belgian Society of Paediatric Haemato-Oncology) on BPPC’s mission, the #HOPE4Kids project, and the need to boost visibility for #PaediatricPalliativeCare

On #WorldCancerDay, we are reminded that behind every cancer statistic is a person. At the @sciensano.be Cancer Centre, we support evidence-based, people-centred cancer policies across the entire cancer journey, from prevention and screening to survivorship, for all ages.

#WorldCancerDay | Sciensano coördineert de nieuwe Europese JA PCM project (met 29 landen, 140 partners) om gepersonaliseerde preventie, diagnose en opvolging van kankerzorg in Europa te versterken.

#WorldCancerDay | Sciensano coordonne le nouveau projet JA PCM sur la médecine personnalisée du cancer. Cette initiative (qui comprend 29 pays et 140 partenaires) vise à renforcer l’intégration de la prévention, du diagnostic et du suivi personnalisé en oncologie en Europe.

🇧🇪🇪🇺 Belgium’s role in the EU Mission on Cancer in practice. The next Belgian EBCP Mirror Group plenary meeting will bring policy, research, data and patient engagement together with @ec.europa.eu and major EU projects. Joint us! 👉 Info & registration: www.beatingcancer.be/next-plenary...

In the name of @sciensano.be, we wish you a very merry Christmas, happy and restful holidays, and a healthy New Year! ✨

🔴 The next plenary session of the Belgian EBCP mirror group will take place online! 💡 We will have a foresight workshop exploring how #AI and #GenAI can improve the management of knowledge and evidence from the #EUCancerPlan. ℹ️ www.beatingcancer.be/next-plenary...

We were glad to join the kick-off of SPARC project in Madrid, to present JA PCM, the new Joint Action on Personalised Cancer Medicine coordinated by @sciensano.be. 🤝 Both #EU4Health actions will work in parallel on #PersonalisedCancerMedicine, to support aligned guidance across Europe.

📅 Save the date: the Belgian EBCP Mirror Group meets in person on 19 Dec, 13:00–17:00 at @sciensano.be. Two key sessions: • Mission on Cancer project pitches + panel discussion • Foresight workshop on AI for knowledge management 👉 Register here: surveys.sciensano.be/index.php/67...

🇩🇰 Late October, our team joined the workshop “From Joint Actions to Policy” in Vejle, Denmark, organised by the Joint Action PreventNCD. We discussed turning project outputs into policy-relevant inputs, and presented how policy briefs support the Belgian Cancer Inventory monitoring framework.

🇫🇮 @sciensano.be's Cancer centre at #EPH2025! This week, our colleagues are in Helsinki for the 18th European Public Health Conference. From policy engagement to EU-wide cancer strategies and personalised prevention, here is a glimpse of their impactful contribution to the conference! ⬇️🧵

Last week, the EUnetCCC Annual Meeting & official launch of the EU Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres took place in Paris — a key milestone for Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, advancing equitable and high-quality cancer care across Europe. #EUCancerPlan 🧵1/9

The EU project #HOPE4Kids has kicked off in Amsterdam last week. It aims to advance paediatric palliative care in paediatric oncology across Europe. 🇧🇪 Belgium is represented by @sciensano.be and the Belgian Society of Paediatric Haemato-Oncology.

🤔 How is AI & GenAI shaping knowledge management in #health & #research? Take this 10-min survey & help shape future scenarios & policy for #equitable, #sustainable AI ♻️ Deadline Nov 10 ⏱️ surveys.sciensano.be/index.php/16...

Did you know? Last month, the GeNeo 2.0 clinical study officially kicked off. It aims to perform comprehensive gene profiling for 550 patients with metastatic solid tumors, allowing a national Molecular Tumor Board of experts will recommend the most appropriate treatment option for each patient.

Genomics is helping make #cancer care more personalised and equitable. Coordinated by @sciensano.be the EU-funded CAN.HEAL project developed guidance, frameworks, and education for cancer #genomics. 📄 Explore key results (2022–2025) in the new leaflet: canheal.eu/wp-content/u...

The UNCAN-Connect project has officially launched! 🇪🇺 Funded by the #HorizonEurope Research and Innovation programme, it will co-develop UNCAN.eu, a decentralised collaborative platform enabling secure, ethical, and interoperable access to #cancer data. ℹ️ www.linkedin.com/company/unca... 1/2 🧵

Merci à la Fondation contre le Cancer pour son soutien à l’Alliance Belge pour la Recherche sur le #Cancer. Coordonnée par @sciensano.be, BeCRA rassemble instituts de recherche, hôpitaux, financeurs, pour renforcer la recherche nationale sur le cancer, en lien avec l'UE. 🔗 cancer.be/ressource/la...

The European Code Against Cancer has been published. It contains the 14 commandments for #CancerPrevention. Our colleague Marc Arbyn worked together with IARC on #CancerScreening where he was responsible for #CervicalCancer screening. 👉 cancer-code-europe.iarc.who.int

On 23 September, the European Joint Action #CancerWatch kicked-off in Oslo. Coordinated by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, it aims to transform how Europe collects, harmonises, and uses #cancerata. @sciensano.be will be involved in the work package 6 "Data quality and availability".

Today, we are especially glad to launch the Belgian Cancer Research Alliance #BeCRA. Coordinated by @sciensano.be, with the strong support of the Fondation Against Cancer. Follow the event below! 🧵 ⤵️ #cancer #research #cancerresearch

Last Tuesday, our colleague Robbe Saesen participated in the final event of #TRANSiTION, an #EU4Health project that developed a training curriculum to advance the digital skills of cancer care professionals. www.europeancancer.org/hpv/impact/r...

On 28 November 2025, together with @kcefgov.bsky.social, @sciensano.be will organise the NEED Symposium, bringing together policymakers, researchers, clinicians, and patient representatives to discuss how to assess and address unmet health-related needs. 👉 Register here: pretix.eu/kce/need2025/

Our colleague Régine Kiasuwa from @sciensano.be's cancer centre will be speaking at the #EuropeanCancerSummit 2025. She will be part of the Survivorship & Quality of Life Network session on 20 November. Save the date! 👉 www.europeancancer.org/summit.html#...

We were glad to join #VisionEurope2030, a high-level conference uniting policymakers, scientists, clinicians, patient advocates, and industry to advance innovation and personalised, equitable care across Europe. 1/3 ℹ️ visioneurope2030.com/about.html

We're glad to announce that @sciensano.be will join UNCAN-Connect, a #HorizonEurope project launching 1 Sept 25 to advance #CancerResearch through a decentralised network and the open platform UNCAN.eu for secure, ethical access to #cancer #healthdata. We will lead stakeholder engagement. More soon!

At the occasion of the #WorldPancreaticCancerMonth, the researchers of the BruPaCT project invite patients to meet them on 07 November 2025 at the Institut Jules Bordet. 👉Interested? forms.office.com/pages/respon...

From 11–13 June, @sciensano.be colleagues from the cancer centre and partners gathered in Rome for the final assembly of PERCH - PartnERship to Contrast HPV. Participants shared achievements, lessons learned, and ideas for the future of #HPV prevention across Europe. ℹ️ www.projectperch.eu

🤝 @sciensano.be joined the ECHoS meetings in Brussels to advance the EU Cancer Mission. As WP5 lead, we help design a future European network of National Cancer Mission Hubs and support knowledge exchange between countries. #ECHoS #CancerMission ℹ️ cancermissionhubs.eu

🔍 How can we make sure health innovations actually reach children in need? #ADD4KIDS has brought together experts to unlock the potential of demand-driven tools in paediatrics—like Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) and Procurement of Innovation (PPI). www.innovation4kids.org/en/add4kids/ 1/3

🟣 On June 3, @sciensano.be hosted the first BeONCOsup symposium on supportive #CancerCare in Belgium, where we launched: the Belgian eHandbook for (Hemato-)Oncological Supportive Care — a new tool to help professionals refer patients to tailored support services. 🔗 www.sciensano.be/en/projects/...

📢 #PlanCancerBelge 2025-2030 : participez à la séance d'information ! 🗓 Lundi 16 juin | 🕔 17:00 – 18:00 💻 online 👥 Ouvert aux professionnels de #santé, patients, chercheurs, etc. 🔎 Découvrez les objectifs, calendrier et méthodologie du Plan Cancer Belge 2025-2030 👉 www.sciensano.be/fr/evenement...

📢 #BelgischKankerplan 2025-2030: neem deel aan de online infosessie! 🗓 maadag 16 juni | 🕔 17:00 – 18:00 💻 online 👥 voor zorgprofessionals, patiënten, onderzoekers, etc. 🔎 Ondek de doelstellingen, tijdslijn en methodologie van het Belgisch Kankerplan 2025-2030 👉 www.sciensano.be/nl/evenement...

🚀 Last week in Brussels, we launched the #eCANPlus Joint Action! A new EU-funded initiative to boost digital capacity in #cancer centres—improving prevention, care & patient outcomes. 📍 The project, coordinated by @sciensano.be, gathers 83 partners from 23 countries. #DigitalHealth #EU4Health 🧵 1/4

🎗️ June is #CancerSurvivorsMonth! A good occasion to highlight our recent participation in the first in-person meeting of the Survivorship Network of Expertise of @jane2project.bsky.social the Joint Action on Networks of Expertise on Cancer, in Barcelona, with 18 representatives from 5 EU countries.

New from @sciensano.be: our pilot study on linking genomic & population health data in Belgium. Valuable insights on legal, ethical & practical hurdles. 📄 Open access: archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #Genomics #HealthData

🔬🌍 In a fractured world, the project #CANHEAL led by @sciensano.be, proves genomics can be a common good, not a commodity. Europe must lead with solidarity, innovation, and equity in #cancer care. The future of healthcare depends on it. 👉 lnkd.in/dZd3BkmN #GenomicsForAll #EU4Health

📄 New paper out! The CAN.HEAL project led by @sciensano.be, comprising 47 partners across 17 EU countries, has developed a set of recommendations for Molecular Tumor Boards to address the lack of standardised guidelines in #cancer #personalisedmedicine. #EU4Health 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...