Enabling New Treatments, Education, Research and Outreach For Early-Age Onset Digestive Cancers
24 April 2025 • 10:00 - 12:00 CET
Addressing Gaps in Awareness,
Care & Support
Paul-Henri Spaak Building (PHS) 7C50 (room), European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
Image © European Union 2021 - Source : EP
ENTERO Policy Event
Organised by Digestive Cancers Europe (DiCE) and co-hosted by the Honorable MEP Romana Jerkovic and MEP Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, this high-level policy meeting will address the rising challenge of early-age onset digestive cancers, increasingly affecting individuals under 50 year, with aggressive forms like colorectal, pancreatic, oesophageal, gastric and liver cancers.
The meeting aims to raise awareness, improve early detection, and enhance care through discussions involving patients, carers, healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers.
Focus on solutions
Guided by key recommendations from the ENTERO2024 Conference, this meeting will focus on policy actions to ensure better outcomes and equity for young patients and their families across Europe.
Agenda
THU 24|04
08h45-12h00 CET
08:45
Arrive at the European Parliament
Meeting point outside the Altiero-Spinelli building
identification used for registration is mandatory to enter the European Parliament
Group Photo
Accreditation and Security Check
10:00 - 12:00
Addressing Gaps in Awareness, Care & Support
Welcome Remarks
Honorable MEP Romana Jerković (croatia)
Honorable MEP Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (Lithuania)
Introduction
Natasha Muench, PhD, Digestive Cancers Europe
Bridging the Awareness Gap: Overcoming Delayed Diagnoses
Mila Ogalla Toledo, Spain
Dr. Emily Harrold, Trinity St James Cancer Institute, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
The Power of Research: Understanding and Preventing Early-Onset Digestive Cancers
Karl Smith-Byrne, DPhil, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Dr. Gianluca Mauri, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
Breaking Barriers: Expanding Access to Clinical Trials and Tailored Treatments
Natalia Ramirez Montigny, France, United Kingdom
Prof. Eric Van Cutsem, KU Leuven, Belgium
Comprehensive Cancer Support: Addressing Patient, Family, and Mental Health Needs
Anita Wojtaś-Jakubowska, Poland
Dr. Luzia Travado, Champalimaud Clinical & Research Centre, Lisbon, Portugal
Open Discussion [time permitting]
Closing Remarks
Zorana Maravic, Digestive Cancers Europe
Honorable MEP Aurelijus Veryga (Lithuania)
12:00
End of Meeting