In 2020 alone, 2.7 million people in the European Union (EU) were diagnosed with cancer. Another 1.3 million people died of cancer, including more than 2,000 young people. To date, not everyone in the EU has equal access to innovative cancer prevention and treatment. For this reason, the EU project CAN.HEAL, which is part of the European Plan for the Control of Cancer (EBCP), was launched. CAN.HEAL aims to expand the available innovations in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the Member States in order to improve care for all patients in the EU. The project focuses on measures of personalized medicine. Genomics is an important cornerstone for this. ...
