Policy News
Ensuring Access to Critical Medicines: What Digestive Cancer Patients Need from the Critical Medicines Act
The European Commission’s proposal for a Critical Medicines Act marks a significant step toward securing the supply, availability, and accessib...
United Against Cancer: Driving Policy and Advocacy at the European Cancer Summit 2024
This event explored innovative strategies to address inequalities and advance cancer care across Europe, aligning closely with Digestive Cancers Eu...
Appeal to President von der Leyen to Appoint a Vice-President for Health, Wellbeing, and Social Rights
DiCE and 30 organisations brought together by the EU4Health Civil Society Alliance have published a letter to European Commission President nominee...
Von der Leyen’s Reelection Could Mean Continuity, Yet Shifts in Health Priorities May Impact Cancer Funding
Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as President of the European Commission, signaling a potential shift in political priorities away from hea...
Do You Want to Have a Say in which Treatments Will Be Available in EU Countries? Get involved in EU HTA
HTA Regulation will involve patients in joint technology assessments at the EU level for oncology treatments. This will utilise patients’ kno...
Will the New European Parliament be a Healthy One?
After the European elections, negotiations are currently taking place to shape the new, influential European Parliament. Although health is typical...
Putting a Spotlight on Digestive Cancers in the Polish Parliament
On May 21, DiCE, together with our Polish member organisation EuropaColon Poland Foundation, had the pleasure of voicing the concerns of digestive ...
Advancing Right to be Forgotten
In a recent conference entitled ‘Cancer Survivorship: advancing the right to be forgotten – stocktaking of progress and challenges’, ...
United Against Pancreatic Cancer: A Call to Action Ahead of the 2024 EU Elections
In anticipation of the upcoming 2024 EU Elections, we are supporting Pancreatic Cancer Europe’s (PCE) initiative to turn the tide against pan...
European Elections to Transform the Health Agenda
Digestive Cancer Europe supports all calls that will assist in improving the health policy agenda. We would like European politicians to make it a ...