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convinced that it is time to send a strong political signal for a broad alliance and concerted actions for the benefit of patients in Europe and worldwide and considers this event a tangible means for the Portuguese Presidency in this direction, said Prof. Mellstedt. The Portuguese representatives, ESMO, the experts and the key forces gathering in Lisbon will call upon the European institutions to put cancer on the political agenda as a priority and will request the national governments to develop policies, including a comprehensive overall strategy, for the prevention and control of cancer.

The common objective of the meeting will be to create capacity building for developing and implementing effective policies and programs. Only by sharing expertise and exchanging best practices in Europe, and by advocating together to get support and the appropriate political commitment, we will be able to achieve the expected relevant outcome: survival, better quality of life, and patient satisfaction, Prof. Mellstedt said.

Appropriate tools will need to be identified for the proposed policies to be effectively implemented. As a main actor in the field, with a wide expertise, ESMO, together with the Portuguese Presidency, will stress the following instruments:

• Comprehensive cancer control plans consisting of a variety of activities and strategic approaches, which are built on large coalitions and involve the necessary sectors
• Population-based cancer registries
• Screening programs

It will certainly be complicated but is highly challenging, acknowledged Prof. Mellstedt.

ESMO is proud to be associated with the Portuguese Presidency Workshop on Cancer and we are sure that it will contribute to the development of a framework for health benefits in Europe, Prof. Mellstedt continued. The interactive format of the meeting, and its connections with other specific and global issues under discussion, will gua
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Contact: Vanessa Pavinato
media@esmo.org
European Society for Medical Oncology
5-Jul-2007

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