Report on the implementation of the Communication ‘Action against cancer: European partnership’ [COM(2009)291] and second implementation report on the Recommendation on cancer screening (2003/878/EC)

Cancer is a key public health concern across Member States and a central priority of EU health policy. In December 2003 the Council adopted the Recommendation on cancer screening. In June 2009 the Commission adopted the Communication on Action Against Cancer: European Partnership. This report summarises the main achievements in the fight against cancer in the EU in the framework of both initiatives towards the target to reduce cancer incidence by 15% by 2020.

• Primary Source

EUR-Lex: COM(2014)584: Follow the progress of this report through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2014:0584:FIN

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