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25 Years of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Catalonia: Achievements and Challenges A quarter-century of saving lives through early detection—experts celebrate progress and encourage even greater participation. The Catalan Institute of Oncology’s Cancer Screening Unit (UCC) participated in the 25th-anniversary event of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Program, organized by the Catalan Department of
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ECIR’s Country Cancer Profiles 2025: Spain’s Advances and Challenges in Early Detection ECIR has published the “Country Cancer Profiles” series (available at https://cancer-inequalities.jrc.ec.europa.eu/country-cancer-profiles-2025). These reports provide the latest insights on cancer burden, prevention and care across European countries, including Spain, feautured today on the EUCanScreen Web. The Spanish “Country Cancer Profile" in
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Biosistemak, part of EuCanScreen for cancer detection Basque innovation in the fight against cancer Innovation from the Basque Country Biosistemak is one of the Basque health research Institutes specialising in the evaluation of health technologies and services and the improvement of health systems. As a leader in implementing innovative solutions, Biosistemak addresses key
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The European Health Data Space and how IACS is helping to beat cancer. A new regulation to access health data in Europe The European Health Data Space (EHDS), with its final text published in the Official Journal of the EU on March 5th, is a landmark initiative by the European Union aimed
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HUMV and IDIVAL highly committed with cancer prevention and screening Santander, Cantabria (Spain) The Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital and IDIVAL (Santander, Cantabria, Spain) are highly committed with the prevention and early detection of cancer through the participation in EUCanScreen. Since June 1, 2024, the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) and University
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Spain leads EUCanScreen’s communications for March 2025 Stay tuned for more news on Spain’s Cancer Screening updates! Spain has been selected as the Screening Campaign Country of the month for March 2025. The Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) was assigned as the Competent Authority representing Spain. There are five Spanish Affiliated Entities participating
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ColorectalScreen Norway: A program for early detection of colorectal cancer ColorectalScreen Norway has recently been implemented nationwide. The goal of the program is to reduce colorectal cancer-related mortality, by identifying cases at an early stage when treatment is most effective. The screening program was launched in 2022 and has gradually been implemented
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Boosting cancer screening with mobile games: The success of Norway's FightHPV app Norway has been exploring digital health innovation with the FightHPV mobile game, developed by the researchers at the Cancer Registry of Norway. The game app increased cervical cancer screening participation among women who played through educating with engaging puzzles,
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#SjekkDeg: The campaign that’s getting Norwegian women screened Photo credit: Jorunn Valle NilsenEvery January, Norway launches the #SjekkDeg campaign, a nationwide initiative aimed at increasing awareness about cervical cancer and encouraging women to participate in regular cervical cancer screening. The name, which translates to "#CheckYourself," is a clear and compelling call
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BreastScreen Norway BreastScreen Norway (Mammografiprogrammet) is a population-based, nation-wide screening program for breast cancer. The program offers biennial mammographic screening to all women aged 50-69, based on their personal identification number. The program aims to detect breast cancer at an early stage, reducing mortality from the disease and enabling less invasive
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