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Portuguese Local SF was held as part of the National Oncology Congress.

On 19 November 2020, Sciensano organized a local stakeholder meeting on the ethical, legal and societal implications of the use of genomic information.

The evolving field of cancer therapy poses a real challenge for designing a reimbursement policy that can cope with providing a fair payment of the evidence-based standard of care and with the rapid pace of innovation.  

On Tuesday 10 November 2020, Cancer Society of Finland (CSF) organized the first Local Stakeholder meeting in cooperation with Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. The meeting was held online via open webcast platform.

An online webinar that continued in activities related to the improvement of pancreatic cancer care and the “Bratislava Statement” was held on 9 September 2020 under the umbrella of the iPAAC JA.

The second Czech Local Stakeholder Forum took place on 5 June 2020 in Prague, with attendance of all cancer control stakeholders and policy makers – Czech Society for Oncology, health insurance companies, managers of healthcare facilities, and the Czech government.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal tumours, and it is the fourth cause of cancer death in Europe. Despite its important public health impact, however, there are no effective treatments or high-visibility research efforts.