UNIFIED Launches to Put Patient Voices at the Heart of Healthcare Decisions Rotterdam, 4 November 2025 – Erasmus University Rotterdam and Pfizer lead UNIFIED (Unifying Framework for Patient-Centred Clinical-study Endpoints Derived from Digital Health Technologies), a five-year, €27 million global public-private partnership funded by the Horizon Europe Innovative
Kick-off Meeting Launches RHYTHM Project to Enhance Radiation Safety and Imaging Quality for Young Patients in Europe Vienna, Austria – October 22, 2025 - The 4-year RHYTHM project (Radiation, Health, Safety and Quality for Youth: A Comprehensive Approach to Justification, Optimisation, and Education) officially launched with a kick-off
No Child Left Behind: Prioritising Childhood Cancer in the Next EU Budget Childhood cancer took centre stage at the European Parliament this September, as policymakers, researchers, advocates, and survivors gathered for the annual CCI Europe & SIOPE Gold September Policy Event, titled “No Child Left Behind: Prioritising Childhood
Childhood Cancer Research in Focus: CCI Europe and SIOP Europe Meet EU Research Commissioner On 19 September 2025, CCI Europe and SIOP Europe had the privilege of meeting with EU Research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva to discuss the future of childhood cancer research. Research and innovation (R&I) is a
PanCare4AYA Kicks Off, A New Chapter in AYA Cancer Survivorship Care Begins On April 1st 2025, the new EU funded project PanCare4AYA kicked off! Thanks to better treatments, survival rates for Adolescent and Young adult (AYA) cancer have improved largely in the past years. However, there is a
Launch of the revised European Standards of Care for Children and Adolescents with Cancer: Driving change across Europe Childhood Cancer International - Europe (CCI Europe) and the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE) are proud to announce the release of the revised
Perceptions of physicians caring for paediatric patients with cancer in Europe: insights into the use of palliative care, its timing, and barriers to early integration The paper was originally published in the Frontiers in Oncology Journal on October 23, 2024. The SIOPE Palliative Care Working Group, together with CCI
Connecting Survivors: The EU-CAYAS-NET Project and Its Impact Across Europe In Europe, there are around 500,000 survivors of childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer. While survival rates have improved over the years, many young survivors continue to face significant long-term challenges. These challenges are related to physical health,
Expo Osaka 2025: Why Patient Advocacy Matters On 26 June 2025, the EU Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka hosted the session “Fighting Cancer: How the EU Cancer Mission and Japan’s National Cancer Centre Address the Challenge.” Leaders from Europe and Japan came together to explore how international collaboration, shared
Empowering Patient Advocates: How WECAN Academy Is Shaping the Future of Advocacy in Europe One more WECAN Academy training was completed, this year in Rome, Italy. Held from June 26 to 29, 2025 the 10th edition of the WECAN Academy brought together both aspiring and experienced advocates
