Currently, patients with oesophageal or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer who have undergone chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery and have a high risk for the […]

Every year an estimated 53.000 people in Europe receive the difficult diagnosis of having oesophageal cancer. A cancer that is both hard to diagnose and treat, […]

DiCE’s Member PASYKAF received an EU Health Award on March 2 for their successful human papillomavirus (HPV) elimination programme that started in June 2010 in C […]

In March Zorana Maravic and Vassiliki Fotaki delivered a webinar about Digestive Cancers Europe as part of the online seminar series of TRANSCOLOCAN adding the […]

March 18 – Acting CEO Zorana Maravic participated in a Public Hearing of the European Parliament’s Beating Cancer Committee providing insight on CRC screening. T […]

Wednesday March 3 – Following one year of leadership and engagement, DiCE officially presented the conclusions of the Thematic Network for Colorectal Cancer […]

EMA approval of pembrolizumab as first line treatment for patients with specific types of advanced colorectal cancer

Earlier this year the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) as […]

Today, to mark European Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Digestive Cancers Europe is launching two ambitious campaigns: firstly a European campaign to help raise awareness of colorectal cancer and secondly a […]

On 3 February 2021, the European Commission (EC) officially presented its Beating Cancer Plan. The plan is structured around four key pillars: prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment, and improving […]

March 1, Digestive Cancers Europe is launching a four-country pilot campaign #CRCBeenThere to attract people living with colorectal cancer to the services of its patient organisations at national level. This is […]

March 21 is Anal Cancer Awareness day. Anal cancer is a rare cancer of the digestive system that starts in the anus, the lower part of the digestive tract which connects the intestines with the outside of the […]

March 22 is Lynch Syndrome Awareness Day. Lynch syndrome is one of only two common hereditary digestive cancer syndromes.

In order to get to know the disease better and to be able to support patients properly, […]

The Board of Digestive Cancers Europe,  with sincere regret, has received the resignation of its Chief Executive Officer Stefan Gijssels.During his tenure Digestive Cancers Europe has made many notable s […]

February 4, Acting CEO, Zorana Maravic took part in the European Liver Patients Association’s (ELPA) ‘Liver Cancer Patient Summit’. Here she spoke of DiCE’s continued commitment to our partnership with the […]

In 2019, EuropaColon Poland became the first recipient of the Wolfram Nolte Memorial Award – established by DiCE in memory of the former leader of the DiCE member organization in Germany. The Polish patient […]

On Monday 11 January 2021, a public hearing of the Special Committee on Beating Cancer took place at the European Parliament focusing on empowering patients and their caregivers.

Members of the European […]

Are you a colon cancer survivor? Would you like to contribute to a collaborative research project that aims at improving cancer care for cancer survivors? Share your own experience by answering an anonymous quick […]