login
login
Image header Agence Europe
Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8486
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 39
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/health

New European Code against Cancer

Brussels, 19/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner David Byrne welcomed the adoption of a revised version of the European Code against Cancer during a conference held at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan. The Code places emphasis on: (1) adopting a healthier lifestyle and combating tobacco consumption; and (2) the development of screening programmes for breast, cervix and colorectal cancer. "This Code is a set of concise and easy-to-remember recommendations written in simple...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS