The overall objective of EUCanScreen is to ensure the sustainable implementation of high quality screening programs for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer, as well as the implementation of newly recommended screening programs for lung, prostate and stomach cancer. EUCanScreen will facilitate the reduction of the cancer burden and the achievement of equity across the EU.
Seven specific objectives have been set for EUCanScreen: 1) Ensure full implementation of evidence-based, cost-effective and quality-assured screening programs for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer; 2) Prepare for implementation of evidence-based, cost-effective and quality-assured screening programs for lung, prostate and stomach cancer; 3) Ensure adequate governance and sustainability of the programs; 4) Ensure better quality, more timely and comparable data collection and monitoring of screening programs; 5) Ensure equal access of eligible EU citizens to screening programs and reduce cancer inequalities; 6) Ensure capacity building in cancer screening; and 7) Ensure collaboration and consistency with related projects funded under EU programs.
| Funding agency |
European Comission |
| Programme |
EU4HEALTH |
| Full name |
Implementation of cancer screening programmes. |
| Reference | Grant Agreement No. 101162959 |
| Acronym |
EUCanScreen |
| Involvement |
Affiliated Entity |
| Project coordination | Latvijas Universitāte (University of Latvia) |
| screening@lu.lv | |
| Scientific lead Fisabio | Mercedes Vanaclocha Espí |
| Period |
2024-2028 |
| Total budget |
38.749.935€ |
| Fisabio’s budget | 108.545,08€ |
| Website | https://eucanscreen.eu |
- UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA (LU)
- GESUNDHEIT OSTERREICH GMBH (AT)
- SCIENSANO (BE)
- HRVATSKI ZAVOD ZA JAVNO ZDRAVSTVO (HR)
- Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus (CY)
- USTAV ZDRAVOTNICKYCH INFORMACI A STATISTIKY CESKE REPUBLIKY (CZ)
- REGION SYDDANMARK (DK)
- TERVISE ARENGU INSTITUUT (EE)
- TERVEYDEN JA HYVINVOINNIN LAITOS (FI)
- INSTITUT NATIONAL DU CANCER GIP (FR)
- ROBERT KOCH-INSTITUT (DE)
- MINISTRY OF HEALTH (EL)
- ORSZAGOS KORANYI PULMONOLOGIAI INTEZET (HU)
- HEILSUGAESLA HOFUDBORGARSVAEDISINS (IS)
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (IE)
- ISTITUTO PER LO STUDIO E LA PREVENZIONE E LA RETE ONCOLOGICA (IT)
- LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS SVEIKATOS APSAUGOS MINISTERIJA (LT)
- Ministry for Health and Active Ageing - Government of Malta (MT)
- INSTITUTIA MEDICO-SANITARA PUBLICA INSTITUTUL ONCOLOGIC (MD)
- RIJKSINSTITUUT VOOR VOLKSGEZONDHEID EN MILIEU (NL)
- HELSEDIREKTORATET (NO)
- NARODOWY INSTYTUT ONKOLOGII IM. MARII SKLODOWSKIEJ-CURIE - PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY (PL)
- MINISTERIO DA SAUDE - REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA (PT)
- INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE SANATATE PUBLICA (RO)
- MINISTERSTVO ZDRAVOTNICTVA SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY (SK)
- ONKOLOSKI INSTITUT LJUBLJANA (SI)
- INSTITUT CATALA D'ONCOLOGIA (ES)
- SOCIALSTYRELSEN (SE)
- STATE INSTITUTION PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF UKRAINE (UA)
1. SLIMIBU PROFILAKSES UN KONTROLES CENTRS (LV)
2. RIGAS STRADINA UNIVERSITATE (LV)
3. PAULA STRADINA KLINISKA UNIVERSITATES SLIMNICA (LV)
4. UNIVERSITAT FUR WEITERBILDUNG KREMS (AT)
5. UMIT TIROL - PRIVATE UNIVERSITAT FUR GESUNDHEITSWISSENSCHAFTEN UND TECHNOLOGIE GMBH (AT)
6. CENTRUM VOOR KANKEROPSPORING (BE)
7. STICHTING KANKERREGISTER - FONDATION REGISTRE DU CANCER (BE)
8. CENTRE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE REFERENCE POUR LE DEPISTAGE DES CANCERS (BE)
9. UNIVERSITAIR ZIEKENHUIS ANTWERPEN (BE)
10. KLINICKI BOLNICKI CENTAR ZAGREB (HR)
11. UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS (CY)
12. TARTU ULIKOOL (EE)
13. SUOMEN SYOPAYHDISTYS - CANCERFORENINGEN I FINLAND RY - CANCER SOCIETY OF FINLAND CSF (FI)
14. FEDERATION HOSPITALIERE DE FRANCE (FR)
15. HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON (FR)
16. UNICANCER (FR)
17. ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HOPITAUX DE PARIS (FR)
18. PLATEFORME DES DONNEES DE SANTE (FR)
19. INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY (FR)
20. DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM HEIDELBERG (DE)
21. LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR PRAVENTIONSFORSCHUNG UND EPIDEMIOLOGIE - BIPS GMBH (DE)
22. DEUTSCHE KREBSGESELLSCHAFT EV (DE)
23. DIOIKISI 6IS YGEIONOMIKIS PERIFEREIAS PELOPONNISOU IONION NYSON IPEIROU KAI DYTIKIS ELLADAS (EL)
24. NEMZETI NEPEGESZSEGUGYI ES GYOGYSZERESZETI KOZPONT (HU)
25. LANDLAEKNIS EMBAETTID (IS)
26. HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE (IE)
27. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND (IE)
28. ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA (IT)
29. MINISTERO DELLA SALUTE (IT)
30. AZIENDA UNITA SANITARIA LOCALE DI REGGIO EMILIA (IT)
31. REGIONE MARCHE (IT)
32. AZIENDA OSPEDALIERA CITTA DELLA SALUTE E DELLA SCIENZA DI TORINO (IT)
33. AZIENDA ULSS 4 VENETO ORIENTALE (IT)
34. ISTITUTO DI RICERCHE FARMACOLOGICHE MARIO NEGRI (IT)
35. UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE (IT)
36. PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI TRENTO (IT)
37. FONDAZIONE IRCCS ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DEI TUMORI (IT)
38. REGIONE LOMBARDIA (IT)
39. ATS PAVIA (IT)
40. VIESOJI ISTAIGA VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETO LIGONINE SANTAROS KLINIKOS (LT)
41. LIETUVOS SVEITAKOS MOKSLU UNIVERSITETO LIGONINE KAUNO KLINIKOS (LT)
42. ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM (NL)
43. STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM (NL)
44. STICHTING BEVOLKINGSONDERZOEK NEDERLAND (NL)
45. FOLKEHELSEINSTITUTTET (NO)
46. INSTYTUT GRUZLICY I CHOROB PLUC (PL)
47. INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DE ONCOLOGIA DO PORTO FRANCISCO GENTIL, EPE (PT)
48. UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAUDE DE SAO JOAO, E.P.E. (PT)
49. UNIDADE LOCAL DE SAÚDE SANTA MARIA (PT)
50. INSTITUTUL CLINIC FUNDENI (RO)
51. INSTITUTUL ONCOLOGIC PROF DR ION CHIRICUTA CLUJ-NAPOCA (RO)
52. NARODNY ONKOLOGICKY USTAV (SK)
53. NACIONALNI INSTITUT ZA JAVNO ZDRAVJE (SI)
54. ASOCIACIÓN INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN SISTEMAS DE SALUD-BIOSISTEMAK (ES)
55. FUNDACION PARA EL FOMENTO DE LA INVESTIGACION SANITARIA Y BIOMEDICA DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA (ES)
56. INSTITUTO ARAGONES DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD (ES)
57. FUNDACION INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION MARQUES DE VALDECILLA (ES)
58. FUNDACIO INSTITUT HOSPITAL DEL MAR D INVESTIGACIONS MEDIQUES (ES)
59. SVERIGES KOMMUNER OCH REGIONER (SE)
60. STATE INSTITUTION VOZIANOV INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE (UA)
61. NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (UA)
1. INSTITUT JULES BORDET ASBL (BE)
2. MINISTERIE VAN VOLKSGEZONDHEID, WELZIJN EN SPORT (NL)
3. INSTITUTO TUMORI "GIOVANNI PAOLO II" IRCCS (IT)
4. AZIENDA SANITARIA LOCALE TARANTO (IT)
5. MSB MEDICAL SCHOOL BERLIN GMBH (DE)
6. CENTRUL NATIONAL DE SANATATE MINTALA SI LUPTA ANTODROG (RO)
7. INSTITUTUL REGIONAL DE ONCOLOGIE IASI (RO)
8. CENTRE BRUXELLOIS DE COORDINATION POUR LE DEPISTAGE ET LA PREVENTION DES CANCERS (BE)

