News Releases
News Release: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
04/10/2019SIOP Europe celebrates wide support during Gold September: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
The Parliament Magazine: 'Fighting inequalities in childhood cancer'
02/10/2019'Fighting inequalities in childhood cancer: Childhood cancer care continues to suffer from widespread inequalities'.
President’s Message
10/09/2019SIOP Europe Newsletter: Autumn Issue
A European paediatric cancer mission: aspiration or reality?
05/09/2019The 2018 Mazzucato Report for the European Commission outlined a mission-oriented approach for the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
New European Commission President
27/08/2019The European Commission – another key co-legislator of the European Union policies with impact on childhood cancer care and research – also has a new President-Elect: Ursula von der Leyen (Germany).
New 5-year European Parliament Term
27/08/2019The new European Parliament term (2019-2024) has just began with 751 new Members elected from 28 EU member States. SIOP Europe is delighted that 13 MEPs who had endorsed our European Elections Manifesto have been re-elected.
Prof Ruth Ladenstein nominated to the Mission Board for Cancer
27/08/2019Prof Ruth Ladenstein (CCRI Austria, ERN PaedCan Coordinator and SIOP Europe Board Member) is nominated to the Mission Board for Cancer.
Recommendations for the organisation of care in paediatric radiation oncology across Europe (JARC)
17/07/2019Disparities in survival and long-term side-effects from paediatric cancer are observed across European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE)-affiliated countries.
EU Work-Life Balance Directive: Paediatric cancer community calls for strong provisions for parents
08/07/2019Parents have a fundamental role in caring for their child throughout the patient pathway. They provide nurturing and support and help minimise the psychological impact associated with a paediatric cancer diagnosis and its treatment.
Press Release: SIOP Europe 2019 Annual Meeting, Prague
22/05/2019A truly successful launch of the first edition of the SIOP Europe Annual Meeting – an innovative setting for Paediatric Oncology and Haematology (20-24 May 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic).