During the years the ECL has grown towards more professional. It sees cancer control as a comprehensive set of activities which complement each other. In a growing number of countries National Cancer Control plans are made, and in most of these countries the National Cancer League is an essential partner bringing experts, views, skills and sometimes even money to benefit the planning. The year 1999-2000 has been a year of more collaboration and better visibility. A grown-up, influential and flexible ECL returns now to Rome.
Every achievement creates new expectations.
We will therefore never be ready but international exchange will be useful to increase learning speed.