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
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
3 Years War in Ukraine: How SAFER Ukraine continues to support children with cancer in Ukraine On February 28th 2025, the war in Ukraine reached its third year. The ongoing conflict continues to disrupt lives, also those of children affected by cancer. At the dawn of the war in
International Childhood Cancer Day 2025: Inspiring Action for Equal Access to Care for All Children with Cancer Every year on February 15th, we celebrate International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD). It is a special day to help people learn about childhood cancer and the
International Childhood Cancer Day 2025: MEPs on Cross-Border Care and Cross-Border Research On February 4, in observance of World Cancer Day, CCI Europe and SIOPE organized the annual International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) policy event at the European Parliament. This year’s initiative focused on the pressing issues
