Empowering Young Cancer Survivors: CCI Europe at the YARN General Assembly in Bucharest Youth cancer advocates from across Europe gathered in Bucharest on 12-13 December, for the recent General Assembly of the Youth Cancer Network (YARN). As the follow-up project to EU-CAYAS-NET (European Network of Youth Cancer Survivors), the
IMPACT-EU kicks off to improve psychosocial care for children and adolescents with cancer across Europe Utrecht, 1/10/2025 - The IMPACT-EU project has officially launched, marking the start of a Europe-wide effort to improve psychosocial care for children and adolescents affected by cancer. Co-funded by the European Union, this project
Launch of new ERN PaedCan website with dedicated patient landing page. The European Reference Network for Paediatric Cancer (ERN PaedCan) has launched a new website, developed together with CCI Europe, to make it easier for both healthcare professionals and patients to find key resources in one place. The
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
A Win for Transparency: ESCP Guidelines Now Open to Patients, Families, and Advocates After sustained pressure from CCI Europe and other partners, the European Reference Network for Paediatric Cancer (ERN PaedCan), SIOP Europe, and the European Clinical Trial Groups (ECTG) have made all 27 European Standard Clinical Practice
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
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
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,
The ALADDIN Project has ended - But its educational mission lives on After three years of dedicated collaboration, the ALADDIN project has officially come to an end. Funded by the European Union, ALADDIN set out to improve education in paediatric drug development and regulatory science, particularly for those
