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ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation
Analysis of cancer incidence, mortality and survival combined reveals encouraging European trends
July 17th, 2008
The first research to look at recent trends in European cancer incidence, mortality and survival together has shown that cancer prevention and management in Europe is moving in the right direction. However, the research reveals that variations between countries in policies for mass screening, access to health care and treatment are reflected in the different cancer rates. The research is published in a special issue of the European Journal of Cancer (the official journal of ECCO – the European CanCer Organisation) on cancer control [1] and coincides with the start of work by the European Commission to draw up a new EU Cancer Action Plan. The co-editors of the issue, Jan...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-17)
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