Symposium 2019

Cancer policy challenges for the next decade: prevention, treatment, care and payment

The Cancer Center celebrates its 10th year of existence in 2019. On this occasion, we would like to invite you to share a reflection on the future, on what still needs to be accomplished and how we can all achieve it together. 

We are honored to welcome Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health Maggie De Block. 
Key players in the field of cancer will share their thoughts on developments and give their views on positive advances, missed opportunities or failed strategies, as well as their ideas and suggestions for the future. 
They will give us a comprehensive overview of the different areas of cancer action, from prevention, early detection and post-cancer to research, financing and innovation, as essential pillars of a sustainable, society-led cancer policy. 

Presentations

• The burden of cancer in Europe and elsewhere: are we doing enough to prevent it? — E. Weiderpass, IARC (EN)
• Solidarity and autonomy. About sharing profits and losses - I. Devisch, UGent (EN)
• The economics of cancer - L. Annemans, UGent (EN)
• Precision medicine: future or illusion? — J. Degrève, VUB (EN)
• Whole genome sequencing in Cancer: what, when, where, why and how? — M. Caulfield, Genomics England (EN)
• Cancer: the changing trajectory of the disease course — T. Albreht, National Institute of Public Health of Slovenia (EN)
• EU dimension in innovation in oncology — J-W van de Loo, EC DG-RTD (EN)

Related projects & steps​

• Informed consent (NGS technology) 
• Focus Groups: Information needs and attitudes of cancer patients to NGS testing 
• Citizen forum on the use of genome data in health care 
• Program PRECISION 
• Commission on Personalized Medicine (ComPerMed) 

Related links

• Nieuwsblad “Tot de helft van de kankers valt te vermijden: Je hebt echt veel zelf in handen om het onheil af te wenden” (NL)
• VRT “Kan je kanker vermijden? Stop met roken en onbeschermd zonnen, maar kanker blijft een loterij” (NL)
• ​La Libre “Un cancer sur trois pourrait être évité. Comment?​” (FR)

• La Dernière Heure​ “Un cancer sur trois pourrait être évité. Comment?” (FR)