What we do
The Knowledge Centre on Cancer fosters independent scientific alignment, coordination and support to EC cancer-related policies and activities. It is built on the following pillars:
- European Cancer Information System (ECIS) –cancer burden
- European Cancer Inequalities Registry (ECIR) – cancer inequalities
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention – cancer prevention
- European Guidelines and Quality Assurance Schemes – cancer screening, diagnosis and care
- The EU Platform on Rare Disease Registration (EU RD Platform) – rare cancers
Non-communicable diseases are the most prevalent cause of death worldwide. However, cancer prevention and survival can be improved through healthier lifestyle, earlier diagnosis and optimal treatment.
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Providing up-to-date cancer burden indicators across Europe, exploring geographical patterns and temporal trends of incidence, mortality, and survival data for the major cancer entities.

A flagship initiative of Europe's Beating Cancer Plan aiming to identify trends, disparities and inequalities for cancer prevention and care in Europe.
Providing reliable, independent and up-to date information on topics related to the promotion of health and the prevention of non-communicable diseases.

European evidence-based guidelines and quality assurance schemes covering the entire care pathway.
The Platform aims to tackle the fragmentation of rare disease patients' data contained in hundreds of registries across Europe and make registries interoperable.
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Have a look at our newsletter featuring latest news, publications, calls for funding, recently started projects, events, vacancies in the field of cancer and other non-communicable diseases.

Use this tool to find synergies and relationships between cancer-related projects funded by Horizon Europe and EU4Health.
Download an interactive excel with an exhaustive list of EC-funded cancer-related projects.

Interactive presentation of the synergies between Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, the Mission on Cancer and the Knowledge Centre on Cancer.