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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗬𝗔 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿! 🙌 Our colleagues are involved in this new pan-European project, which investigates how multiple environmental exposures may contribute to the development and outcomes of cancer in children, adolescents and young adults (AYAs).

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🎗️ Het Belgisch Kankerplan 2026–2036 is nu beschikbaar! Gelanceerd door minister Frank Vandenbroucke biedt dit referentiedocument het strategisch kader en het Belgisch actieplan voor het oncologiebeleid voor het komende decennium.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🎗️ Le nouveau Plan Cancer belge 2026–2036 est désormais disponible ! Lancé par le ministre Frank Vandenbroucke, ce document de référence définit le cadre stratégique et le plan d’action belge en matière d’oncologie pour la prochaine décennie.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📢 𝗛𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗢𝘀𝘂𝗽 𝗲𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗸𝗿𝗶𝗷𝗴𝘁 𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘂𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸! Het 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘷𝘰𝘰𝘳 (𝘏𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰-)𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩 𝘖𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦 𝘡𝘰𝘳𝘨 is een van de eerste concrete resultaten van het BeONCOsup-initiatief, een Belgisch netwerk rond ondersteunende zorg in de oncologie, gecoördineerd door @sciensano.be.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

📢 𝗟’𝗲𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗕𝗲𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗢𝘀𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝘃𝗲 ! Le 𝘦𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘦𝘯 (𝘩é𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰-)𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦 est l’un des premiers résultats concrets de l’initiative BeONCOsup, un réseau belge autour des soins de support en oncologie, coordonné par le Centre du Cancer de @sciensano.be.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On 17-18 September, EUnetCCC partners met in Brussels for a 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 on the Survivorship Work Package. Our Supportive Care team organized the discussions around “𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱’𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸-𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻”.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On 28-29 September, partners of the #HOPE4Kids project met in Trieste, with our colleague from the Cancer Centre. This 4-year project aims to strengthen and harmonises paediatric palliative care across Europe for children living with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A look back at the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺, held in Copenhagen on 21–22 September, where several colleagues from the Cancer Centre @sciensano.be had the pleasure of taking part. Two enriching days!🤝

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟰 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆.🌍 It is an opportunity to recognise the essential role of collaboration in research in advancing cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. In Belgium, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗕𝗲𝗖𝗥𝗔) is helping build this collaborative environment.🤝

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🗨️ Our colleague Robbe Saesen will be attending the EU Cancer Mission Showcase Event in Brussels to present the @ecanplus.bsky.social Joint Action that we are coordinating. The event will also be the occasion to reflect on the 5 years of the #EUCancerMission. 👉 www.b2match.com/e/eu-cancer-...

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻! 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸! 🏃‍♀️ On September 27, 13 colleagues from the Cancer Centre at Sciensano will be lacing up their running shoes to take part in #RunToKick, an event dedicated to giving every child with cancer a better chance at a cure. 🏃‍♀️‍➡️

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

📢 Would you like to discover the latest insights and recommendations from the Belgian cancer community? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲'𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘀!

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Belgian AI Factory Antenna #BE-AIFA officially launches on 16 September in Brussels! As a partner, @sciensano.be will contribute its expertise to help ensure health data is handled securely, ethically and in line with applicable requirements. Register: www.be-aifa.eu/en/event/be-...

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

After four years of collaboration, the 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗦 coordinated by @sciensano.be concluded on 30 June 2026, leaving behind several key outcomes.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

𝗕𝗘-𝗘𝗕𝗖𝗣 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 - 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟱 🎙️ A few weeks ago, our colleague Jinane Ghattas, welcomed Caroline Berchet, health economist at the OECD, to discuss the Belgian insights from the 2025 Country Cancer Profiles. Among the topics discussed: 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺. 📊

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📬 Interested in the latest developments in cancer research and policy in Belgium and across Europe? The 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 (𝗘𝗕𝗖𝗣) 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 is now available!

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🎙️𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗕𝗖𝗣 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 - 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪! In Episode 5, our host Jinane Ghattas sits down with 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘁, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗘𝗖𝗗, to dissect the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 - reports released by the OECD and the European Commission.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

📬 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 (𝗔𝗬𝗔) 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿? The first edition of the 𝗕𝗘 𝗔𝗬𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, edited by @sciensano.be, is now available!

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. At the symposium on supportive cancer care, organised on 30 June by BeONCOsup (@Sciensano) and ONCO.CARE Brussels, several Belgian initiatives active in supportive oncology care showcased their work.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

On 30 June, healthcare professionals, researchers, patients, policy and healthcare stakeholders came together to explore a key question: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 (𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼-)𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀? This symposium was organised by BeONCOsup @sciensano.be and ONCO.CARE Brussels.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🇧🇪🔬 Good to see Belgium highlighted as a powerful example of #cancerscreening approach! @sciensano.be is proud to be part of the #EUCanScreen project, contributing to a sustainable implementation of high-quality cancer screening in Belgium and across Europe. 👉 eucanscreen.eu/2026/06/19/c...

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our team was glad to take part in the #JAPreventNCD General Assembly in Rome. 🇮🇹 Our contribution focused on pilot actions testing innovative prevention approaches, with exchanges on personalised prevention, physical activity, genetic determinants and sustainability. #CancerPrevention

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We were in Lisbon for the 1st anniversary of the CANDLE Project! @sciensano.be is proud to help Member States build National Cancer Data Nodes, making #cancerdata more #FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) and ready for the European Health Data Space #EHDS. candle-project.eu

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

🎗️ 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 – 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟳 Throughout the European Week Against Cancer, we highlighted some of the important work carried out by Sciensano’s Cancer Centre teams. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

🎗️ 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 - 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟲 Digital health in cancer is increasingly about how data, tools, and care systems can work together to improve decisions and outcomes for patients. An example is 𝗲𝗖𝗔𝗡+, a European project coordinated by the 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🎗️ 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 - 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟱 On this #EuropeanWeekAgainstCancer day dedicated to “Research”, one initiative deserves a closer look: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗕𝗲𝗖𝗥𝗔). Because how can we talk about cancer research in Belgium without mentioning it?

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Alongside these European initiatives, the team also contributes to national projects supporting national capacity in genomic research. 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹: 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🎗️ 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 - 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟱 Today’s #EuropeanWeekAgainstCancer theme, “Research”, is at the heart of cancer progress, increasingly driven by the need to connect different types of data to better understand disease and improve patient outcomes.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🎗️ 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 - 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟰 When we speak about patients and survivors, the conversation often naturally shifts toward care pathways, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up in adult populations. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

𝗕𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱-𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁. For patients and survivors, this often makes a meaningful difference in how life continues beyond treatment. #EWAC2026

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🎗️ 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 Today's theme highlights 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. This is closely linked to the work of the 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺, which focuses on advancing precision medicine to improve cancer care and ensure equitable access to innovative approaches across Europe.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🎗️ #EuropeanWeekAgainstCancer - 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 Early detection plays a crucial role in the fight against cancer, and this is precisely what the Cancer Epidemiology team at @sciensano.be is committed to advancing.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

🎗️ European Week Against Cancer - Day 1 During the European Week Against Cancer, the Cancer Centre of Sciensano is highlighting the people, projects and scientific collaborations contributing every day to fighting cancer in Belgium and across Europe.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

We were glad to join the #CCI4EU Final Assembly in Bled 🇸🇮! A #HorizonEurope initiative strengthening cancer research, innovation & care across countries. We shared the work led by @sciensano.be on mapping EU capacities & on connecting EU initiatives with national authorities. ℹ️ www.cci4eu.eu

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

👥 For patients, caregivers, clinicians, regulators & researchers A step forward toward more collaborative, responsible & patient-centered innovation and equitable access to advanced diagnostics across Europe. Proud to represent @sciensano.be in this project! 👉 jane-2.eu/omics-techno...

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹? To provide clear guidance in the complex ethical, legal, and societal landscape surrounding omics technologies in cancer care and research. 🧭 A compass for patients, clinicians, researchers & policymakers across 𝟮𝟵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗟𝗦𝗜 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 ! A new tool launched under the JANE2 mission (Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan) to help navigate complex regulatory landscapes.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Concrete initiatives were presented. Educational and networking tools, peer-to-peer support, dedicated weekends, long-term follow-up care... all these initiatives reflect a strong, shared commitment to improving the AYA patient journey in a more integrated and patient-centred way.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It was an inspiring afternoon, marked by testimonies, presentations of research, and shared experiences from others countries. All contributions pointed toward a common goal: strengthening collaboration between the different hospitals, and, between pediatric, adult oncology and hematology worlds.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

How can we better meet the needs of 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 & 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 with cancer? A Symposium took place at @sciensano.be last week under the theme "Empowering collaboration: Toward Integrated Cancer Care for AYA Patients". It brought together stakeholders committed to improving care for these patients.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Children are not “mini-adults”: their needs, voices and experiences are unique and must be recognised. A shift in mindset is needed 🔄 💡 A powerful reminder from a recent event on paediatric palliative care in Belgium, organised by the King Baudouin Foundation, where we represented @sciensano.be.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🇧🇪 On 23 March, @sciensano.be invited Belgian university hospitals to discuss the role of Comprehensive Cancer Centres in strengthening high-quality care, research, innovation & equitable patient access, for the ECHoS #CancerMissionHubs project. #MissionCancer #EUCancerPlan 👉 cancermissionhubs.eu

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

📣 Join us on 10 April in Brussels for the oncNGS final event Discover the project’s results and discuss how innovation procurement can support the adoption of precision cancer diagnostics. 🕙 10:00–16:00 📍 Brussels ➡️ oncngs.eu/index.php/20...

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Our colleague Elisa Corritore, has been appointed Co-Chair of the EUnetCCC (European Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres) Annual Meeting Programme Committee! We look forward to an inspiring 2026 Annual Meeting in Lisbon under her guidance! 👉 lnkd.in/et_7AxDG

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

At #BSMO2026 (6–7 Feb), Sciensano’s Cancer Centre presented a poster on long-term follow-up after #childhoodcancer in Belgium. A national survey across 7 paediatric haemato-oncology centres shows major heterogeneity, limited psychosocial integration, and a need for a shared paediatric–adult model.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

❓ How to ensure a sustainable European Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres? Hosted by @sciensano.be, 190 participants joined in Brussels to share updates, strengthen the community of the #EUnetCCC project, and advance the sustainability of the network. ℹ️ eunetccc.eu

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Unity is strength 🤝 A great exchange with the Belgian Paediatric Palliative Care Group (BPPC), @sciensano.be and BSPHO (the Belgian Society of Paediatric Haemato-Oncology) on BPPC’s mission, the #HOPE4Kids project, and the need to boost visibility for #PaediatricPalliativeCare

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

On #WorldCancerDay, we are reminded that behind every cancer statistic is a person. At the @sciensano.be Cancer Centre, we support evidence-based, people-centred cancer policies across the entire cancer journey, from prevention and screening to survivorship, for all ages.

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🇧🇪🇪🇺 Belgium’s role in the EU Mission on Cancer in practice. The next Belgian EBCP Mirror Group plenary meeting will bring policy, research, data and patient engagement together with @ec.europa.eu and major EU projects. Joint us! 👉 Info & registration: www.beatingcancer.be/next-plenary...

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

In the name of @sciensano.be, we wish you a very merry Christmas, happy and restful holidays, and a healthy New Year! ✨

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