Cancer Treatment Best in European Union

A cancer patient's best friend
Diamonds have long been recognised as a girl’s best friend. But now a European Union (EU)-funded research project has demonstrated that the unique properties of diamonds extend far beyond that legendary sparkle.They also offer a radical new way to detect the onset of cancer far earlier than has previously been possible – opening up the possibility of more effective treatment and potentially saving the lives of countless cancer patients.

Cancer
In 2008, 2.5 million people were diagnosed with cancer in the European Union (EU27)1. CancerThe most frequently occurring forms of the disease in the EU are colorectal, breast, prostate and lung cancers. In men, lung cancer treatment is the most frequent cause of cancer death, while in women, it is breast cancer. In both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death. According to data from 2008, the lung cancer mortality rate in men is over three times as high in the worst performing Member State as compared with the best; mortality from cervical cancer

Best cancer treatment
Cancer patients in the UK are less likely to survive than their counterparts in other European countries and the US because less money is spent on treatment, according to a panel of specialists.The panel is calling for a "human rights movement" on cancer to ensure equality of access to the best treatmentThe group performed an analysis of European cancer care relating survival rates with health spending in each country.Europe's worst countries for cancer survival and one of the lowest spending on cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer care.
Prostate cancer a stable, reliable, predictable illness is causing 60.000 men to die every year in the EU. While the suffering and sorrow is immeasurableDevelop and organize an EU coordinated research program that will concentrate on the unsolved questions in basic, translational, clinical and public health research.Update the EAU guidelines for the treatment of prostate cancer at intervals congruent with the developments of new methods of treatment.Train physicians in all EU countries in applying the EAU prostate cancer guidelines within one year upon their publication

Austrian cancer treatment amongst best in EU
Austria provides some of the best cancer care in the European Union according to a new study that highlights large disparities in access to the latest cancer drugs across the area.The Institute compared 13 EU member states and found that Austria, with 3.5 million Euros investment per 100,000 citizens, is significantly higher than the EU average of 2.6 million EurosNils Wilking, head of the study said: "It seems Austria is on the right path. Compared to the European average, in Austria 28 per cent more lung cancer cases are detected whilst they are still curable."

World Cancer Day: 10 Facts on EU Action to Fight Cancer
In 2008 (latest figures available), an estimated 2.4 million new cases of cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancers, were diagnosed in EU countries - 55% in men, and 45% in women.Where does the EU come into the picture? A few days ahead of World Cancer Day (Monday 4th February), we present 10 little known facts about EU action in the field of cancer.Cancer Hospitals in Washington DC countries of the European Union met in Milan and committed themselves to launching the first "Europe against Cancer"

ELI joins "European Week Against Cancer
Despite new technologies and drugs, cancer remains a major health concern for citizens and a burden to health systems,with about 2.5 million people diagnosed with cancer each year just in the EU alone.Against Cancer” special that follows expresses the views of the authors and not the official position of the European Law Institute.Cancer affects us all and the ELI has the capability to strengthen the efforts for effective policies in combating this disease.