Table 1.

13 recommendations [18].

Recommendation	Short Description
1. Launch UNCAN.eu—a European initiative to understand cancer	UNCAN.eu would integrate innovative models and technologies with longitudinal patient data, samples, and biomarkers to identify and translate to patients.
2. Develop an EU-wide research program to identify (poly-)genic risk scores	The research program would promote the clinical validation of polygenic risk scores (PRS), educational activities on the clinical importance of polygenic risk to all citizens regardless of their age, and encourage public debate on their use and control.
3. Support the development and implementation of effective cancer prevention strategies and policies within Member States and the EU	The Mission Board proposes a research program to identify strategies for cancer prevention and provide up-to-date knowledge to EU institutions and countries.
4. Optimize existing screening programs and develop novel approaches for screening and early detection	The program will optimize existing screening programs, develop new approaches for early detection of cancers, and include individualized approaches to screening.
5. Advance and implement personalized medicine approaches for all cancer patients in Europe	To increase its effectiveness, this recommendation encourages the optimization, implementation, and scaling of personalized medicine approaches for cancer.
6. Develop an EU-wide research program on early diagnostics and minimally invasive treatment	Accurate diagnostic methods are important to detect tumors at an early stage, predict treatment response, and detect tumor regrowth.
7. Develop an EU-wide research program and policy support to improve the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors, family members and carers, and all persons with an increased risk of cancer	Supportive policies need to be developed to identify and monitor physical and mental health problems among patients and survivors.
8. Create a European Cancer Patient Digital Centre where cancer patients and survivors can deposit and share their data for personalized care	The proposal is to create the European Cancer Patient Digital Centre (ECPDC), a network where cancer patients and survivors can deposit their medical data in a standardized and ethical way.
9. Achieve cancer health equity in the EU across the continuum of the disease	Policy support and interventions are necessary to address existing inequities across and within Member States.
10. Set up a network of Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures within and across all EU Member States to increase quality of research and care	EU citizens or cancer patients should have access to accredited Comprehensive Cancer Infrastructures (CCI) in their country (at least one CCI in each member state), albeit through a national access point to an accredited CCI in another country, if relevant.
11. Childhood cancers and cancers in adolescents and young adults: cure more and cure better	Across Europe, cancer is the leading cause of death in children over one year of age. This population of cancer patients is characterized by several types of rare cancers, unique to them, with specific epidemiological, biological, and clinical features.
12. Accelerate innovation and implementation of new technologies and create oncology-focused living labs to conquer cancer	The goal is to provide new ways for traditional and nontraditional innovators to contribute to cancer understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and quality life support.
13. Transform cancer culture, communication, and capacity building	It is proposed to develop a coherent set of cross-sectoral activities to enable citizens, providers (including nurses, primary and other clinical doctors), researchers, other stakeholders (e.g., policy makers, health insurers, employers and trade unions), and communities within all Members States to think about cancer and challenge the culture of cancer in all its dimensions.