Cancer Thematic Innovation Ecosystem – Prevention of Cancer in Remote Areas
On 11 June 2025, 4P-CAN Coordinator Marius Geantă participated in the Cancer Thematic Innovation Ecosystem (TIE), a live webinar led by 4P-CAN partner ECHAlliance. In a panel moderated by Andy Bleaden, all invited speakers could present and discuss the challenges and possible solutions to enhance cancer prevention in remote areas and how to tackle inequalities in […]
Talking about cancer prevention – a group study
Let’s talk about (cancer) prevention In May 2024, two focus groups were conducted at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies to explore young people’s perceptions of health education and cancer prevention. These discussions aimed to assess students’ awareness of health-related topics, their views on introducing health education in primary and secondary schools, and their attitudes […]
Press Release: 4P-CAN partners unite in Chișinău to drive adoption of cancer primary prevention measures in Central and Eastern Europe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLCo0vPgr4E&ab_channel=4P-CANProject PRESS RELEASE 4P-CAN 4th Consortium Meeting, Chișinău, Moldova – 31 March / 2 April 2025 The 4P-CAN consortium successfully concluded a meeting in Chișinău, hosted by the General Directorate of Medical and Social Assistance from the Municipality of Chișinău. The discussions brought together all partners, in-person and online, to assess progress and strategise future […]
The link between military-generated pollution and cancer
Authors: Viktor Semenov, Liliia Kriachkova, Dnipro State Medical University, Ukraine. Military actions impose serious short and long-term environmental impact on the territories where they unfold. War influences the environment in multiple direct and indirect ways, leading to contamination of air, water and soil. In the frame of the 4P-CAN project the team of researchers from […]
Building Synergies: EU Missions on Cancer and Climate-Neutral Cities
On Monday 14 April 2025, we had the pleasure of hosting a webinar with 4P-CAN Coordinator Dr. Marius Geantă and Grațian Mihăilescu, Member of Board EU Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities. The session was moderated by Federica Porcu. In this webinar, Dr. Marius Geantă presented the vision and progress of the EU Cancer Mission and […]
4P-CAN at the European Cancer Mission Fair
Next 20-22 May 2025, 4P-CAN will present at the first European Cancer Mission Fair in Warsaw, Poland. LAUNCH, ENGAGE, SYNERGISE! The inaugural European Cancer Mission Fair is an event organised by the Establishing Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies (ECHoS) project, in collaboration with the European Commission, to showcase real-life examples of meaningful collaboration and […]
World Cancer Day: 4P-CAN in Horizon Research and Innovation Magazine
Today, February 4th 2025, is World Cancer Day. It is the chance to raise awareness on cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment on a global level. For this occasion, we are happy to share this article recently published in Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine, in which 4P-CAN Coordinator Marius Geantă was interviewed alongside Joana Drake, Head of the […]
Innovation and Data: Tackling East-West Inequalities in HPV Vaccination
How to implement data-driven innovation for the reduction of HPV vaccination inequalities? We are happy to join forces with experts from the European Commission Joint Research Centre – Disease Prevention in an online discussion on Tuesday 21 January at 15:00 CET. Marius Geantă will take part to the discussion in his capacity of 4P-CAN Coordinator […]
EU Cancer Mission: The Prevention and Early Detection Cluster official Kick Off
Prevention and Early Detection Cluster The Prevention and Early Detection Cluster unites six innovative cancer prevention projects under the EU Mission on Cancer, aiming to enhance societal and policy impact in preventing and detecting cancer early. This cluster focuses on integrating primary prevention into existing health and care systems, addressing lifestyle-related risk factors such as […]
4P-CAN presented in a Liveration project’s publication
We are proud to be featured in a new publication by the Liveration Project , addressing critical challenges in cancer prevention & care, while showcasing the power of collaboration within cancer-related European projects. The publication presents creative approaches to involve stakeholders in EU-funded cancer-related projects, by exploring innovative practices to engage individuals, organizations, and communities […]
