European Union Cooperation Project on Cancer Screening

The European Union's Beating Cancer Plan has launched a new project in connection with cancer screenings, with funding from the EU, to ensure successful cancer screenings in all member states.

The objective of the EUCanScreen project is to promote the sustainable implementation of high-quality screening for breast cancer, cervical cancer, and colorectal cancer, in addition to preparing recommended screenings for lung, stomach, and prostate cancer. The main goal of the project is to reduce the burden of cancers and promote equality in access to cancer screenings within the European Economic Area. The objective is to:

• Ensure full, cost-effective, and quality-assured screening for breast cancer, cervical cancer, and colorectal cancer.

• Prepare screening for lung cancer, prostate cancer, and stomach cancer where applicable.

• Improve data collection and monitoring and ensure equal access to cancer screenings.

• Strengthen cooperation with other EU projects to ensure sustainability.

Twenty-nine countries participate in the cooperation: 25 EU member states, in addition to Ukraine, Moldova, Norway, and Iceland. The project is coordinated by the University of Latvia and involves 28 leading institutions, 61 affiliated entities, and 7 associated partners.

Project Overview

• Project timeline: June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2028

• Total project budget: 38,749,935 Euros

• Grant to the Cancer Screening Coordination Center: 532,140 Euros

• Project supervision: University of Latvia (Latvijas Universitāte), email: screening@lu.lv

• Project website: www.eucanscreen.eu

• Project title "Implementation of cancer screening programs (EUCanScreen)"

• Registration number of the University of Latvia: ZD2024/21709

• Funded by the EU4Health program of the European Union

• Project identification number: 101162959

List of Participants

Leading Institutions

• Heilsugæsla höfuðborgarsvæðisins - Samhæfingarstöð krabbameinsskimana (Ísland)

• University of Latvia (Lettland)

• Gesundheit Osterreich Gmbh (Austurríki)

• Sciensano (Belgía)

• Hrvatski Zavod Za Javno Zdravstvo (Króatía)

• Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus (Kýpur)

• Ustav Zdravotnickych Informaci a Statistiky Ceske Republiky (Tékkland)

• Region Syddanmark (Danmörk)

• Tervise Arengu Instituut (Eistland)

• Terveyden Ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos (Finnland)

• Institut National Du Cancer Gip (Frakkland)

• Robert Koch-institut (Þýskaland)

• Ministry of Health (Grikkland)

• Orszagos Koranyi Pulmonologiai Intezet (Ungverjaland)

• Department of Health (Írland)

• Istituto Per Lo Studio E La Prevenzione E La Rete Oncologica (Ítalía)

• Lietuvos Respublikos Sveikatos Apsaugos Ministerija (Litháen)

• Ministry for Health and Active Ageing - Government of Malta (Malta)

• Institutia Medico-sanitara Publica Institutul Oncologic (Moldovía)

• Rijksinstituut Voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (Holland)

• Helsedirektoratet (Noregur)

• Narodowy Instytut Onkologii Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-curie - Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy (Pólland)

• Ministerio Da Saude - Republica Portuguesa (Portúgal)

• Institutul National De Sanatate Publica (Rúmenía)

• Ministerstvo Zdravotnictva Slovenskej Republiky (Slóvakía)

• Onkoloski Institut Ljubljana (Slóvenía)

• Institut Catala D'oncologia (Spánn)

• Socialstyrelsen (Svíþjóð)

• State Institution Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine (Úkraína)

Affiliated Entities

• Embætti landlæknis (Ísland)

• Slimību Profilakses Un Kontroles Centrs (Lettland)

• Rīgas Stradiņa Universitāte (Lettland)

• Paula Stradiņa Klīniskā Universitātes Slimnīca (Lettland)

• Universitat Fur Weiterbildung Krems (Austurríki)

• Umit Tirol - Private Universitat Fur Gesundheitswissenschaften Und Technologie Gmbh (Austurríki

• Centrum Voor Kankeropsporing (Belgía)

• Stichting Kankerregister - Fondation Registre Du Cancer (Belgía)

• Centre Communautaire De Reference Pour Le Depistage Des Cancers (Belgía)

• Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen (Belgía)

• Centre Bruxellois De Coordination Pour Le Depistage Et La Prevention Des Cancers (Belgía)

• Klinicki Bolnicki Centar Zagreb (Króatía)

• University of Cyprus (Kýpur)

• Tartu Ulikool (Eistland)

• Suomen Syopayhdistys - Cancerforeningen I Finland Ry - Cancer Society of Finland Csf (Finnland)

• Federation Hospitaliere De France (Frakkland)

• Hospices Civils De Lyon (Frakkland)

• Unicancer (Frakkland)

• Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris (Frakkland)

• Plateforme Des Donnees De Sante (Frakkland)

• Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Heidelberg (Þýskaland)

• Leibniz-institut Fur Praventionsforschung Und Epidemiologie - Bips Gmbh (Þýskaland)

• Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft Ev (Þýskaland)

• Dioikisi 6is Ygeionomikis Perifereias Peloponnisou Ionion Nyson Ipeirou Kai Dytikis Elladas (Grikkland)

• Nemzeti Nepegeszsegugyi Es Gyogyszereszeti Kozpont (Ungverjaland)

• Embætti Landlæknis (Ísland)

• Health Service Executive (Írland)

• Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (Írland)

• Istituto Superiore Di Sanita (Ítalía)

• Ministero Della Salute (Ítalía)

• Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Di Reggio Emilia (Ítalía)

• Regione Marche (Ítalía)

• Azienda Ospedaliera Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino (Ítalía)

• Azienda Ulss 4 Veneto Orientale (Ítalía)

• Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri (Ítalía)

• Universita Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore (Ítalía)

• Provincia Autonoma Di Trento (Ítalía)

• Fondazione Irccs Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori (Ítalía)

• Regione Lombardia (Ítalía)

• Ats Pavia (Ítalía)

• Viesoji Istaiga Vilniaus Universiteto Ligonine Santaros Klinikos (Litháen)

• Lietuvos Sveitakos Mokslu Universiteto Ligonine Kauno Klinikos (Litháen)

• Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Holland)

• Stichting Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum (Holland)

• Stichting Bevolkingsonderzoek Nederland (Holland)

• Folkehelseinstituttet (Noregur)

• Instytut Gruzlicy I Chorob Pluc (Pólland)

• Instituto Portugues De Oncologia Do Porto Francisco Gentil, Epe (Portúgal)

• Unidade Local De Saude De Sao Joao, E.p.e. (Portúgal)

• Unidade Local De Saúde Santa Maria (Portúgal)

• Institutul Clinic Fundeni (Rúmenía)

• Institutul Oncologic Prof Dr Ion Chiricuta Cluj-napoca (Rúmenía)

• Narodny Onkologicky Ustav ( Slóvakía)

• Nacionalni Institut Za Javno Zdravje (Slóvenía)

• Asociación Instituto De Investigación en Sistemas De Salud-biosistemak (Spánn)

• Fundacion Para El Fomento De La Investigacion Sanitaria Y Biomedica De La Comunitat Valenciana (Spánn)

• Instituto Aragones De Ciencias De La Salud (Spánn)

• Fundacion Instituto De Investigacion Marques De Valdecilla (Spánn)

• Fundacio Institut Hospital Del Mar D Investigacions Mediques (Spánn)

• Sveriges Kommuner Och Regioner (Svíþjóð)

• State Institution Vozianov Institute of Urology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine (Úkraína)

• National Cancer Institute (Úkraína)

Associated Partners