Cancer Mission implementation

About the Mission

Together with Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, the EU Cancer Mission is the European Commission’s response to addressing the increasing cancer burden which represents a growing societal challenge.

EU Missions are large-scale initiatives under Horizon Europe designed to tackle major global challenges. They set clear, time-bound goals and bring together research, policy, and stakeholders to drive innovation and deliver concrete solutions for societal benefit.

The EU Cancer Mission has the goal to “improve the lives of more than 3 million people by 2030, through prevention, cure and for those affected by cancer including their families, to live longer and better”.

Calls and projects are managed by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA), results are accessible via the HaDEA website.

Objectives

As part of the Beating Cancer Plan, the Mission unites research, innovation, and public health policy beyond what isolated efforts can achieve at EU, national, regional, or local levels. Through investment and strong engagement with citizens and stakeholders, it supports the Plan’s goals by generating and sharing new evidence and delivering innovative solutions.

The Cancer Mission channels these efforts into policy action across four key areas: understanding cancer, prevention and early detection, diagnosis and treatment, and quality of life. It also focusses on several transversal priorities, i.e. citizen and stakeholder engagement, accessibility for all, childhood cancer, innovation, and personalised medicine.

Documents

Contact

For more information you can reach us at: RTD-SANTE-CANCER-MISSIONec [dot] europa [dot] eu (RTD-SANTE-CANCER-MISSION[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)

Cancer Mission implementation: HADEA-HE-MISSION-CANCERec [dot] europa [dot] eu (HADEA-HE-MISSION-CANCER[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu)
 

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