# CE2012182EN.01001601.xml

| 22.6.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 182/16 |
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22.6.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 182/16

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Thursday 3 February 2011Increased coordination of cancer research in the European Union

P7_TA(2011)0042

Declaration of the European Parliament of 3 February 2011 on the need for increased coordination of cancer research in the European Union

2012/C 182 E/05

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas cancer remains the leading cause of death in Europe, and whereas cancer research is undertaken mainly at national level and is significantly fragmented, unequal and diverse across the EU, and thus lacking in coordination at EU level, |
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whereas cancer remains the leading cause of death in Europe, and whereas cancer research is undertaken mainly at national level and is significantly fragmented, unequal and diverse across the EU, and thus lacking in coordination at EU level,

| B. | recognising that there is an urgent need to foster self-sustaining cooperation in, and coordination of, research, |
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recognising that there is an urgent need to foster self-sustaining cooperation in, and coordination of, research,

| 1. | Calls on the Commission to improve the coordination, cooperation and coherence of pan-European, national, regional and local cancer research activities, avoiding duplication and focusing on unmet needs in cancer treatment; |
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Calls on the Commission to improve the coordination, cooperation and coherence of pan-European, national, regional and local cancer research activities, avoiding duplication and focusing on unmet needs in cancer treatment;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that there is adequate mapping and funding of, and increased cooperation in, cancer research; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that there is adequate mapping and funding of, and increased cooperation in, cancer research;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a holistic cancer research strategy based on a matrix, with horizontals such as transnational research and diagnosis and verticals such as research on prevention, research on screening and research on quality of life and care; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a holistic cancer research strategy based on a matrix, with horizontals such as transnational research and diagnosis and verticals such as research on prevention, research on screening and research on quality of life and care;

| 4. | Call on the Commission to utilise the European Partnership for Action Against Cancer to organise different research working groups; |
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Call on the Commission to utilise the European Partnership for Action Against Cancer to organise different research working groups;

| 5. | Calls for promotion of partnerships with patient groups, harnessing their specific expertise and knowledge to support accelerated progress in research; |
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Calls for promotion of partnerships with patient groups, harnessing their specific expertise and knowledge to support accelerated progress in research;

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the parliaments of the Member States. |
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Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  The list of signatories is published in Annex 4 to the Minutes of 3 February 2011 (P7_PV(2011)02-03(ANN4)).

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