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The Norwegian Local Stakeholder Forum was held on 28 May 2021 in virtual settings.

Organisations and stakeholders dealing with cancer at the European level were cordially invited to attend the third iPAAC Stakeholder Forum. The Stakeholder Forum meeting was held on 21 of April 2021 in virtual settings. The aim of the Stakeholder Forum meeting was to brief the stakeholders on iPAAC progress and facilitate their cooperation in the implementation of the Roadmap, the iPAAC key deliverable.

The third iPAAC Joint Action meeting was held online on Wednesday, 17 February 2021. The meeting was attended by the European Commission Representatives, iPAAC Project Partners and iPAAC Work Package Leaders.

Serbian Local Stakeholder Forum was held on 25 March 2021.

To coordinate cancer care on the national level and to increase access to quality cancer care, the implementation of Comprehensive Cancer Care Networks (CCCNs) is recommended by the European Guide on Quality Improvement in Comprehensive Cancer Control (CanCon Guide). One of the CCCNs’ tasks is the provision of practical support tools. In this context, comprehensive, integrated patient pathways are recognised as a valuable approach.

Two reports created by WP 10, Task 4 focused on patient-reported outcome assessment in cancer care have been completed and published.

We would like to warmly invite you, on behalf of the Joint Action Innovative Partnership for Action Against Cancer (iPAAC) and the MEPs Against Cancer (MAC) interest group at the European Parliament, to attend the online event ‘Tackling Challenges in Cancer care and improving its Governance in the EU’ on 15 March 2021 from 10:00 to 11:30 CET on Zoom.

A set of reports created by WP 10, Task 3 focused on quality indicators in cancer care has been completed and published.

National Cancer Control Programmes (NCCPs) are key documents in the field of cancer control; health systems can respond to population needs regarding cancer only through adequate planning.

In the scientific literature in the field of cancer care, especially in the literature concerning national and regional cancer control programmes, the terms governance and stewardship in/of cancer care are frequently used, but are usually not explained or defined.

The European Commission presented Europe's Beating Cancer Plan. With new technologies, research and innovation as the starting point, the Cancer Plan sets out a new EU approach to cancer prevention, treatment and care.

On 28 January 2021, Croatian Institute of Public Health (CIPH) organized first local stakeholder meeting.