In a special report published on Thursday 19 February, the European Court of Auditors highlighted the shortcomings of the ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’ launched in February 2021 (see EUROPE B12650A1), while the scourge of cancer kills more than one million people a year in the European Union and has an economic impact of more than €100 billion a year.
With an initial budget of €4 billion for the period 2021-2027, the European plan addresses each stage of the disease’s...