We are pleased to announce the 2026 edition of the Europa Donna Breast Cancer Advocacy Leader Conference,which will take place in Milan on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2026,at the Hotel Hilton Milan. 🔗 Agenda

📍 Save the Date! We are delighted to announce that the 18th Europa Donna Pan-European Conference will take place in Riga, Latvia, on 13–14 November 2027. We look forward to bringing together our network once again to connect, learn, and strengthen breast cancer advocacy across Europe. More information on the venue, programme, and registration will…

Europa Donna CEO Marzia Zambon joined the faculty of the 6th WECAN Academy, held in Gdańsk, Poland, where she contributed to training the next generation of European cancer patient advocates. The four-day programme brought together patient advocates from across Europe to strengthen their knowledge and skills in areas including research, healthcare policy, advocacy, governance and…

Europa Donna Vice President Ingrid Krücken was a featured speaker at YES!CON 2026, Germany’s largest cancer convention, held on 19–20 June in Berlin. Organised by the non-profit initiative yeswecan!cer, the event brings together patients, healthcare professionals, researchers and advocates to promote open dialogue and improve cancer awareness. During the conference, Ingrid participated in the panel…

On 12 June, Europa Donna Executive Board Member Dominika Kormanová presented the findings of the Women & Cancer Policy Index, a benchmarking tool launched by the European Cancer Organisaiton, at the 7th European Conference of Oncology Pharmacy (ECOP) in Ljubljana. Speaking on behalf of Europa Donna and the European Cancer Organisation’s Patient Advisory Committee, she…

On 8th and 9th June, Mirela Roman, Executive Board Member of Europa Donna Coalition and President of Europa Donna Brussels, participated in the 11th Annual World Cancer Series Europe held in Brussels by The Economist, a yearly appointment for top notch policymakers, public health experts, medical societies and patient organisations. Dr. Roman, breast and gynaecological…

On 9 June, Europa Donna Executive Board Member Dominika Kormanová spoke at the European Parliament during the launch of the Transforming Breast Cancer Together (TBCT) policy report, Breast Cancer in Europe: From Policy to Progress. The event was hosted by Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Romana Jerković and other MEP speakers included Adam Jarubas,…

On 28 May, we were honoured to welcome Professor Giuseppe F. Catanuto, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese and Assistant Professor at Humanitas University, Milan, for an engaging roundtable dedicated to breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery. The session brought together almost 30 breast cancer advocates for an informative discussion on the…

Our 2026 MBC Advocacy Webinar took place on Friday, 15 May, bringing together around 60 passionate advocates from across Europe for a meaningful day dedicated to MBC. The morning opened with insightful presentations from Dr. Fatima Cardoso and Dr. Dario Trapani. Dr. Cardoso began with a clear and accessible introduction to the basics of MBC…

Europa Donna was represented at this year’s ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Annual Meeting in Chicago by Tanja Španić, Europa Donna’s former President and current Executive Director of Europa Donna Slovenia, and Donjeta Zeqa, current Europa Donna Board Member. On 1 June, Tanja spoke during the Education Session on Global Health, which explored barriers…

The 2nd EU Cancer Mission Fair, held in Nicosia, Cyprus, brought together patients, advocates, researchers and policymakers from across Europe for a dynamic day of exchange, collaboration and inspiration. Organised under the ECHoS (Establishing Cancer Mission Hubs: Networks and Synergies) project in partnership with the European Commission’s EU Cancer Mission, the event focused on strengthening…

We held our first roundtable of the year on 27 April on the topic of “Sharing National Best Practices: Experiences from Cyprus and Sweden.” It was a truly inspiring and energising exchange, bringing together 28 dedicated advocates from across the Europa Donna network. We were honoured to be joined by our President, Stella Mastora (Cyprus),…

On 17th March, the European Cancer Organisation launched the European Women and Cancer Policy Index — a first-of-its-kind tool highlighting how countries across Europe are addressing women’s needs along the cancer pathway—at the European Parliament in Brussels. Hosted by MEP Romana Jerković, the event brought together key stakeholders committed to advancing more equitable cancer policies…

Following the success of our past MBC webinars, Europa Donna is pleased to announce the next edition of its Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Advocacy Webinar, which will take place on Friday, 15 May 2026. The webinar will be open to MBC advocates from all Europa Donna member countries, as well as a small number of special guests from…

Following the success of our past MBC webinars, we are pleased to announce that Europa Donna will hold the 2025 edition of its METASTATIC BREAST CANCER ADVOCACY WEBINAR on Friday 23 May 2025. The webinar will be open to MBC advocates from all of our member countries, plus a couple special guests from extra European…

What an incredible weekend! From 28 to 30 March, we welcomed over 80 passionate advocates from 35 countries to Milan for the 2025 Advocacy Training Course. This year’s course was filled with energy, inspiration, and knowledge. Esteemed lecturers, including Bettina Borisch, Maria João Cardoso, Eva Negri, Ines Vaz-Luis, and Fiorita Poulalaki, Europa Donna’s Vice President,…

17th Europa Donna Pan-European Conference – November 22 & 23, 2025 (Paphos, Cyprus) EUROPA DONNA waits for you in Cyprus, the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, where the future of breast cancer care and advocacy will be shaped. This is your chance to connect with experts and advocates from across 47 countries, exchange ideas and gain the…

On the 16th of November, Europa Donna held its biannual Advocacy Leader Conference in Milan. We were honoured to host over 70 experienced advocates from 35 countries. The event opened with a recorded message from Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, stressing the critical importance of continued breast cancer advocacy at the…

Some 87 Europa Donna members from 28 countries stayed on after EBCC14 to attend Europa Donna’s Educational Event on 23 March, which brought key speakers from the conference to sum up the main findings and messages presented at the conference for the advocates present. In the morning, Matteo Lambertini, Isabel Rubio and Orit Kaidar-Person provided our advocates with super useful take away messages from…

Europa Donna celebrated its 30th anniversary as The European Breast Cancer Coalition at the 14th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC14) in Milan, held 20-22 March, a conference it has co-organised since its inception.The larger EBCC14 welcomed almost 1800 participants, including researchers, clinicians, advocates and patients, from 74 countries in its unique multidisciplinary format. This year…

The 16th Europa Donna Pan-European Conference will take place on 28 & 29 October 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia. Join us in Zagreb, a charming and vibrant capital where Continental Europe, the Mediterranean and Southeast Europe meet, to come together and network with advocates from many countries, to share ideas, gain inspiration, and acquire the knowledge…

EUROPA DONNA – The European Breast Cancer Coalition is dedicated to giving people with metastatic breast cancer the tools to advocate for best practices that address the unique needs of those living with the disease. We are pleased to announce that Europa Donna will hold the annual MBC Advocacy Webinar on Friday 16 June 2023….

The 16th Europa Donna Pan-European Conference will take place on 28 & 29 October 2023 in Zagreb, Croatia. More info coming soon.

21 November 2022 – Barcelona, Spain – The 13th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC13) welcomed more than 1725 participants from some 78 countries, with almost 1450 people with an interest in breast cancer attending in person from 16-18 November in Barcelona, Spain. Europa Donna advocates participated in and chaired scientific sessions as well as Europa…

21 June 2022– Europa Donna – The European Breast Cancer Coalition held a webinar on metastatic breast cancer (MBC) advocacy for women to learn more and share strategies to advocate with and for other women with this disease. Twenty-nine participants from 14 of the Coalition’s 47 member countries connected on this virtual course on 17…

EUROPA DONNA – The European Breast Cancer Coalition is dedicated to giving people with metastatic breast cancer the tools to advocate for best practices that address the unique needs of those living with the disease.

The organizing Committee of of the 13th edition of the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-13) has made the difficult decision to postpone the conference to November due to the current COVID situation. The new dates are 16-18 November 2022. We are delighted to announce that the regular rate fee will remain valid until 14 September. Registrations…

EUROPA DONNA’s 15th Pan-European Conference, entitled “New Strategies for a New Normal,” will give participants an overview of the state of breast cancer advocacy in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which continues to impact every aspect of breast services in Europe and threatens hard-fought progress we have made over the past quarter century. The conference will…

EUROPA DONNA – The European Breast Cancer Coalition is dedicated to giving people with metastatic breast cancer the tools to advocate for best practices that address the unique needs of those living with the disease. We are pleased to announce that Europa Donna will hold a MBC Advocacy Webinar 18-19 June 2021. The webinar will…

12th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-12)

EBCC -12 was held Virtually 2-3 October 2020. This was a unique experience where you could view live broadcasts for the famous oxford style debates, best practice sessions, multidisciplinary teams in the real world sessions, best and late breaking abstracts and much more. No time to view all sessions? Then you can watch the “on demand”…

Advocacy Training 2019 EUROPA DONNA is delighted to announce that its 19th annual European Breast Cancer Advocacy Training course will take place 22-24 November 2019 in Milan, Italy. The course will take 2.5 days and is open to 2 participants from each of EUROPA DONNA’s 47 member countries, who are nominated by their ED National…

To download the conference brochure click here 26-27 October 2019 Vienna-Austria 25 Years of European Breast Cancer Advocacy Is the title of this year’s conference and will give advocates an overview of advocacy progress over the years as well as provide updated information to help them improve breast services in their countries. Scientific experts will…

2nd Europa Donna Metastatic Breast Cancer Advocacy Conference 7-8 June 2019 – Milan, Italy EUROPA DONNA – The European Breast Cancer Coalition is dedicated to giving people with metastatic breast cancer the tools to advocate for best practices that address the unique needs of those living with the disease. Building on the 1st MBC Advocacy…

EUROPA DONNA is pleased to announce the launch of its 1st Europa Donna MBC Advocacy Training Course 28-30 September 2018 in Milan.  Europa Donna has received a SPARC grant administered by the Union for International Cancer Control along with general operating support from our ongoing funders to provide this course which will be held in…

EUROPA DONNA is delighted to announce that its 1st MBC Advocacy Training course will take place September 28 – 30, 2018 in Milan, Italy. For more information please contact conference@europadonna.org.

11th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-11)  

EUROPA DONNA is pleased to announce that the 13th EUROPA DONNA Pan European conference will take place 28-29 October in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Europa Donna is pleased to announce the 1st Europa Donna Metastatic Breast Cancer Advocacy Conference which will take place in Milan, Italy 9-11 June 2017.

17-18 October 2015 Paris – France

EBCC6 take home messages EUROPA DONNA- The European Breast Cancer Coalition’s Final Statement and Take Home messages from EBCC 6, Berlin 15-19 April 2008 Advocates must take care and beware in order to ensure that best practice will be available to the women of Europe. Women and patients today are faced with difficult decisions concerning…

EBCC5 – The Nice Manifesto Nice, France, Friday 24 March 2006 – Almost 5,000 delegates at the 5th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-5) today attended the presentation of the Nice Manifesto. The manifesto represents a commitment from doctors, nurses, patients and advocates to support breast cancer research and improve patient care. Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in European women and although survival rates are improving there is still a long way to go. The manifesto is endorsed by the three organisations – Europa Donna – The European Breast Cancer Coalition, The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and the European Society of Mastology (EUSOMA) who hosted the event. This conference is the only one of its kind as it represents the views of all the major breast cancer advocacy groups and institutions in one arena.