Abstract
Cancer has been for many years the second leading cause of mortality right after cardiovascular diseases, representing 25% of all the deaths reported yearly and this tendency is expected to increase. Although the recent public health emergency caused by COVID-19 pandemic diverted much of the attention of policy makers, the public opinion and even researchers from other important, economical relevant and deadly diseases, cancer still remains as one of the major healthcare issues. Moreover, recent studies revealed the negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the increase of avoidable cancer-related deaths. It is then the perfect time to bring back the spotlight onto the topic of cancer.The aim of this paper is to share the outcomes of the workshop organized by the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Association, bringing together sixty participants representing a broad variety of stakeholders, to discuss a holistic approach on how to beat cancer by 2030.The conclusions of this workshop are highly relevant for the community and are supporting the work being undertaken by the EU Mission Board on Cancer. This report lays down the main conclusions and recommendations agreed by the workshop participants, focusing on different aspects such as better stakeholder collaboration, citizen education, innovative therapies, and patient-centric care.
Highlights
In 2015, cancer caused around 1.320.000 deaths in the European Union (EU), constituting the second leading cause of mortality second only to cardiovascular diseases, representing 25% of all the deaths reported (OECD and European Union 2018).Considering the worldwide, exponential population increase and the average life expectancy, cancer is identified as one of the major causes of death
The aim of this paper is to share the outcomes of the workshop organized by the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Association, bringing together sixty participants representing a broad variety of stakeholders, to discuss a holistic approach on how to beat cancer by 2030
Analysing the panEuropean average 5-year survival statistics, males diagnosed with cancer in the age 45-54 have almost one-third less chance of survival compared to females
Summary
Considering the worldwide, exponential population increase and the average life expectancy, cancer is identified as one of the major causes of death (first or second leading cause of death before 70 years of age in 91 countries). Analysing the panEuropean average 5-year survival statistics, males diagnosed with cancer in the age 45-54 have almost one-third less chance of survival (average 50.22%) compared to females (average 74.06%). This discrepancy is reduced significantly in males and females diagnosed in the age range 65-74 (52.06 and 55.76 % respectively) and almost no differences are observed in people with more than 75 years (41.96 and 41.04 % respectively)
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