The EUCanScreen project aims to improve the implementation and effectiveness of cancer screening programmes recommended by EU (cervical, breast and colorectal cancers). It also supports the introduction of new screening programmes (prostate, lung and stomach cancers). Nearly 30 EU Member States are participating in the Joint Action.
The general objective of EUCanScreen is to assure sustainable implementation of high-quality screening programmes for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer, as well as for the newly recommended screening programs – for lung, prostate and gastric cancers. The project aims to increase the quality, timeliness and equity of cancer screening across the EU, ultimately to reduce the overall cancer burden and related inequalities.
The work-plan of EUCanScreen is based on the results of previous and ongoing major EU initiatives in screening. The project is carried out through eleven closely interlinked work packages. A total of 29 countries participate in the consortium, including 25 EU Member States, Ukraine, Moldova, Norway and Iceland. The project is coordinated by the University of Latvia.
Cancer Society of Finland (CSF) is participating in EUCanScreen as an affiliated entity to the Finnish competent authority THL (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare).
In EUCanScreen, CSF is the lead beneficiary of work package 5 (Monitoring). CSF is also involved in all other work packages either as a task lead, as a task co-lead, or as a participant.
Coordinator:
Latvijas Universitate, Latvia, screening(at)lu.lv
Partners within the consortium:
Competent Authorities:
1. UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA (LU)
2. GESUNDHEIT OSTERREICH GMBH (AT)
3. SCIENSANO (BE)
4. HRVATSKI ZAVOD ZA JAVNO ZDRAVSTVO (HR)
5. MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS (CY)
6. USTAV ZDRAVOTNI CKYCH INFORMACI A STATISTIKY CESKE REPUBLIKY (CZ)
7. REGION SYDDANMARK (DK)
8. TERVISE ARENGU INSTITUUT (EE)
9. TERVEYDEN JA HYVINVOINNIN LAITOS (FI)
10. INSTITUT NATIONAL DU CANCER GIP (FR)
11. ROBERT KOCH-INSTITUT (DE)
12. MINISTRY OF HEALTH (EL)
13. ORSZAGOS KORANYI PULMONOLOGIAI INTEZET (HU)
14. HEILSUGAESLA HOFUDBORGARSVAEDISINS (IS)
15. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (IE)
16. ISTITUTO PER LO STUDIO E LA PREVENZIONE E LA RETE ONCOLOGICA (IT)
17. LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS SVEIKATOS APSAUGOS MINISTERIJA (LT)
18. MINISTRY FOR HEALTH AND ACTIVE AGEING – GOVERNMENT OF MALTA (MT)
19. INSTITUTIA MEDICO-SANITARA PUBLICA INSTITUTUL ONCOLOGIC (MD)
20. RIJKSINSTITUUT VOOR VOLKSGEZONDHEID EN MILIEU (NL)
21. HELSEDIREKTORATET (NO)
22. NARODOWY INSTYTUT ONKOLOGII IM. MARII SKLODOWSKIEJ-CURIE – PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY (PL)
23. MINISTERIO DA SAUDE – REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA (PT)
24. INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE SANATATE PUBLICA (RO)
25. MINISTERSTVO ZDRAVOTNICTVA SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY (SK)
26. ONKOLOSKI INSTITUT LJUBLJANA (SI)
27. INSTITUT CATALA D’ONCOLOGIA (ES)
28. SOCIALSTYRELSEN (SE)
29. STATE INSTITUTION PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF UKRAINE (UA)
Affiliated Entities:
1. SLIMĪBU PROFILAKSES UN KONTROLES CENTRS (LV)
2. RĪGAS STRADIŅA UNIVERSITĀTE (LV)
3. PAULA STRADIŅA KLĪNISKĀ UNIVERSITĀTES SLIMNĪCA (LV)
4. UNIVERSITAT FUR WEITERBILDUNG KREMS (AT)
5. UMIT TIROL – PRIVATE UNIVERSITAT FUR GESUNDHEITSWISSENSCHAFTEN UND TECHNOLOGIE GMBH (AT)
6. CENTRUM VOOR KANKEROPSPORING (BE)
7. STICHTING KANKERREGISTER – FONDATION REGISTRE DU CANCER (BE)
8. CENTRE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE REFERENCE POUR LE DEPISTAGE DES CANCERS (BE)
9. UNIVERSITAIR ZIEKENHUIS ANTWERPEN (BE)
10. CENTRE BRUXELLOIS DE COORDINATION POUR LE DEPISTAGE ET LA PREVENTION DES CANCERS (BE)
11. KLINICKI BOLNICKI CENTAR ZAGREB (HR)
12. UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS (CY)
13. TARTU ULIKOOL (EE)
14. SUOMEN SYOPAYHDISTYS – CANCERFORENINGEN I FINLAND RY – CANCER SOCIETY OF FINLAND CSF (FI)
15. FEDERATION HOSPITALIERE DE FRANCE (FR)
16. HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON (FR)
17. UNICANCER (FR)
18. ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HOPITAUX DE PARIS (FR)
19. PLATEFORME DES DONNEES DE SANTE (FR)
20. DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM HEIDELBERG (DE)
21. LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR PRAVENTIONSFORSCHUNG UND EPIDEMIOLOGIE – BIPS GMBH (DE)
22. DEUTSCHE KREBSGESELLSCHAFT EV (DE)
23. DIOIKISI 6IS YGEIONOMIKIS PERIFEREIAS PELOPONNISOU IONION NYSON IPEIROU KAI DYTIKIS ELLADAS (EL)
24. NEMZETI NEPEGESZSEGUGYI ES GYOGYSZERESZETI KOZPONT (HU)
25. LANDLAEKNIS EMBAETTID (IS)
26. HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE (IE)
27. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND (IE)
28. ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA (IT)
29. MINISTERO DELLA SALUTE (IT)
30. AZIENDA UNITA SANITARIA LOCALE DI REGGIO EMILIA (IT)
31. REGIONE MARCHE (IT)
32. AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA CITTA DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA DI TORINO (IT)
33. AZIENDA ULSS 4 VENETO ORIENTALE (IT)
34. ISTITUTO DI RICERCHE FARMACOLOGICHE MARIO NEGRI (IT)
35. UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE (IT)
36. PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI TRENTO (IT)
37. FONDAZIONE IRCCS ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DEI TUMORI (IT)
38. REGIONE LOMBARDIA (IT)
39. ATS PAVIA (IT)
40. VIESOJI ISTAIGA VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETO LIGONINE SANTAROS KLINIKOS (LT)
41. LIETUVOS SVEITAKOS MOKSLU UNIVERSITETO LIGONINE KAUNO KLINIKOS (LT)
42. ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM (NL)
43. STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM (NL)
44. STICHTING BEVOLKINGSONDERZOEK NEDERLAND (NL)
45. FOLKEHELSEINSTITUTTET (NO)
46. INSTYTUT GRUZLICY I CHOROB PLUC (PL)
47. INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DE ONCOLOGIA DO PORTO FRANCISCO GENTIL, EPE (PT)
48. UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAUDE DE SAO JOAO, E.P.E. (PT)
49. UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE SANTA MARIA (PT)
50. INSTITUTUL CLINIC FUNDENI (RO)
51. INSTITUTUL ONCOLOGIC PROF DR ION CHIRICUTA CLUJ-NAPOCA (RO)
52. NARODNY ONKOLOGICKY USTAV (SK)
53. NACIONALNI INSTITUT ZA JAVNO ZDRAVJE (SI)
54. ASOCIACIÓN INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN SISTEMAS DE SALUD-BIOSISTEMAK (ES)
55. FUNDACION PARA EL FOMENTO DE LA INVESTIGACION SANITARIA Y BIOMEDICA DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA (ES)
56. INSTITUTO ARAGONES DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD (ES)
57. FUNDACION INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION MARQUES DE VALDECILLA (ES)
58. FUNDACIO INSTITUT HOSPITAL DEL MAR D INVESTIGACIONS MEDIQUES (ES)
59. SVERIGES KOMMUNER OCH REGIONER (SE)
60. STATE INSTITUTION VOZIANOV INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE (UA)
61. NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (UA)
Associated Partners:
1. INSTITUT JULES BORDET ASBL (BE)
2. MINISTERIE VAN VOLKSGEZONDHEID, WELZIJN EN SPORT (NL)
3. INSTITUTO TUMORI “GIOVANNI PAOLO II” IRCCS (IT)
4. AZIENDA SANITARIA LOCALE TARANTO (IT)
5. MSB MEDICAL SCHOOL BERLIN GMBH (DE)
6. CENTRUL NATIONAL DE SANATATE MINTALA SI LUPTA ANTODROG (RO)
7. INSTITUTUL REGIONAL DE ONCOLOGIE IASI (RO)
Funder: European Commission (Project 101162959)
Implementing agency for funding: European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA)
Total project funding: 38 749 935 EUR
Tytti Sarkeala
Director of Screening
+358 50 411 4238
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