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

Many challenges and opportunities were identified, providing a strong basis for continued collaboration between EUnetCCC and JANE2 partners to improve survivorship care across Europe. #CancerResearch #BECancerCentre #CancerSupportiveCare #CancerSurvivorship #CancerCare

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

Participants explored the 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, as well as 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻. Patient experts and patient representatives also brought 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 to the discussions.

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

Two days enriched by the 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 shared by the Saint-Luc teams, as well as by 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 presented by the JANE2 project.

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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

The meeting was also a great opportunity to strengthen connections with colleagues across Europe working in childhood cancer care. 🤝 #BECancerCentre #CancerResearch #ChildhoodCancer

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

Two productive days of discussions on the project’s objectives and results, with a strong focus on the resources needed for paediatric palliative care in Europe. @sciensano.be contributed by sharing data on the gaps and needs identified in the field.

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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

An inspiring two days, reinforcing the importance of putting survivorship and quality of life at the heart of cancer care.🙌 #CancerResearch #BECancerCentre

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

We were also pleased to contribute by presenting the work of the Supportive Care team related to 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗦, the further development of the 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, and the work carried out within the 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗖𝗖𝗖 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸.

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

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: ▪️ Look beyond individual symptoms. Symptom clustering shows how late effects can interact and accumulate. ▪️ Give psychosocial care a more structural place including in national cancer plans.

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

The symposium covered a wide range of topics, from cancer-related fatigue, physical activity and exercise to pain, sexual health and social inequalities, highlighting the many challenges that can shape life after cancer.

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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

Ultimately, the ambition is simple: to strengthen the connection between cancer research, healthcare and innovation, so that scientific progress can translate into better outcomes for patients. #BECancerCentre #CancerResearch #WorldCancerResearchDay

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

BeCRA fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing, connecting cancer research with clinical practice. It also strengthens links between Belgium and Europe, creating opportunities to bring expertise and innovation to the national level.

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

Coordinated by @sciensano.be, BeCRA brings together Belgian cancer research institutes, university hospitals, associations and public funders in a voluntary consortium. 𝗕𝘂𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲?

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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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Sciensano @sciensano.be · 23/09/2026

Prendre soin de sa santé passe par des petites actions au quotidien. Chaque occasion de bouger compte ! 👉 Envie de bouger davantage ? Découvrez des conseils et informations sur l’activité physique : www.preventncd.eu/prevention/g...

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Sciensano @sciensano.be · 23/09/2026

Goed voor je gezondheid zorgen begint met kleine dagelijkse gewoontes. Elke kans om te bewegen telt! 👉 Zin om meer te bewegen? Ontdek tips en informatie over lichaamsbeweging: www.preventncd.eu/prevention/g...

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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

𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿.

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

👉 If you would like to support this important cause and cheer on our colleagues, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: lnkd.in/eHT9a74U

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

100% of the funds raised through Run to Kick are dedicated to scientific research through the FIGHT KIDS CANCER call. The goal is to develop new treatments, improve existing ones, and make them more effective and less toxic. Ultimately, to kick childhood 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

👉 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀! The SPADIS results will become part of the BeONCOsup initiative , with further efforts planned to analyse the two databases, disseminate the two PRM tools and provide objective measures social participation of people living with and beyond cancer.

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

▪️ Two patient-reported measure (PRM) tools to support the monitoring of social participation ▪️ Two databases on labour market participation and socioeconomic position ▪️ An electronic mapping of tools that can be used to measure patient-reported outcomes

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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

❗ Addressing these gaps requires targeted prevention and education, better access to screening and care, stronger primary healthcare and improved data to monitor inequalities. 👉 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: www.beatingcancer.be/publication/...

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Discover the podcast of the Belgian EBCP mirror group! With experts and special guests, we will cover various topics related to the cancer control and prevention strategies in Belgium and at the Europ...

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

▪️Cancer mortality is 𝟱𝟱% 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝟰% 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀. ▪️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 also persist, with 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮.

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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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JANE2-🇪🇺 @jane2project.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

On 23 February, the JANE-2 Network of Expertise on Cancer Survivorship launched its Patient Engagement Task Force, bringing partners together to explore how patient perspectives can be embedded across the Network's activities and future recommendations. #EU4Health #HADEA #JANE2

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Belgian Cancer Centre (Sciensano) @becancercentre.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The Cancer Centre at @sciensano.be is proud to contribute to JANE-2 and WP7 on Cancer Survivorship 🤝 We are pleased to see the expertise of our colleague Régine Kiasuwa Mbengi contributing to this European collaboration and to the development of stronger survivorship care across Europe.

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

📖 Curious to read the newsletter? Access it here: mailing.sciensano.be/x/?S7Y1NP6fa...

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Belgian EBCP mirror group - Newsletter

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

In this edition: ▪️ Updates from the Belgian EBCP Mirror Group, coordinated by @sciensano.be ▪️ Upcoming meetings of the Belgian EBCP thematic working groups ▪️ News from ongoing European projects 🗞️ ▪️ The latest news from Europe 🇪🇺

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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

Together, they dive into Belgium's unique cancer paradox: 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻-𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆? 🤔 🎧 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄: www.beatingcancer.be/publication/...

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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

Designed to connect the AYA community, the newsletter highlights research, initiatives, events and opportunities that support better care for AYAs with cancer. 👉 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿? Subscribe to the newsletter or join the BE AYA Community here: surveys.sciensano.be/index.php/62...

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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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JA PCM @japcm.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

📢 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐀𝐏𝐂𝐌 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞! Inside, you’ll discover: 🔹 Key highlights and milestones from the first six months 🔹 Editorial insights from the three JA PCM ARMS 🔹 The first results and achievements of the project 📖 Read the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/2v2db9dt

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

We warmly thank these organisations for their participation and their ongoing commitment. Through their work, they help strengthen supportive cancer care and provide more personalised support for people affected by cancer and their loved ones.

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

Among the initiatives represented were: Cédric Hèle Instituut (Oncohulp), BAOB, Anticancer Fund, Quand on Danse, Oncobulle, Warriors Against Cancer, Oncocoon, Rentree, as well as the project Vers l'autonomie dans la mobilité, étape par étape (Arteveldehogeschool, UZ Gent en UGent).

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

These organisations, dedicated to supporting people living with and beyond cancer, provide specialised services ranging from psychosocial support and return-to-work guidance to adapted physical activity, wellbeing and information.

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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

The symposium concluded with a discussion around the question: "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘶𝘱 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦?" Participants agreed unanimously: 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹... 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. Time to collaborate, coordinate care and build more personalised, patient-centred care pathways.

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

Despite the diversity of topics discussed, two key messages consistently emerged throughout the symposium: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲.

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

Throughout the day, discussions covered a wide range of topics, including psychological support, return to work, integrated care, integrative oncology, and patient involvement in care and research.

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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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