- Contributes to European Commission priorities
Portfolio overview
In the EU, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the primary cause of death and incur significant healthcare costs. Differences in NCDs prevention and care across Member States lead to inequalities in incidence and mortality. NCDs have common preventable risk factors, such as tobacco and alcohol use, unhealthy diets and physical inactivity.
To help mitigate the growing burden of NCDs, the portfolio aims to support the Europe's Beating Cancer Plan and the EU Mission on Cancer by developing evidence-based guidelines, providing harmonised data, supporting research on diagnosis and treatment, and offering scientific support for EU policies focusing on cancer, cardiovascular diseases and mental health.
Objectives
Support public health and wellbeing policiesSupport policymakers in public health, and promote health and wellbeing by addressing NCDs, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and mental health issues.
Support the implementation of the Europe’s Beating Cancer PlanSupport the Plan and the EU Mission on Cancer with EU cancer guidelines, data tools and knowledge hubs.
Improve disease prevention and care through guidelinesProvide evidence-based cancer screening and diagnosis guidelines and quality assurance scheme for the entire cancer care pathway, to help tackle inequalities in accessing care across Europe.
Provide harmonised data and information on cancer burden and inequalitiesOperate the EU Cancer Information System and EU Cancer Inequalities Registry, and collaborate with the European National Cancer Registries.
Inform current health policy agenda and strengthen knowledge on NCDsFocus on mental health, tobacco, preventing NCDs and societal burden, and preparedness of health systems to adopt new therapies through the Health Promotion and the Disease Prevention Knowledge Gateway.
Help to improve disease diagnosisProvide certified reference materials to standardise examination results obtained with various in-vitro diagnostic assays.
Support research on innovative cancer treatmentsConduct research to help implement the Strategic Agenda for Medical Ionising Radiation Applications (SAMIRA), as part of the Cancer Plan.
