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).
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.
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.
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).