Our 2022 Newsletter has just been published. You can find it here. To see all our Publications click here

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

Our latest e-newsletter has just been released. Take a look! To see all our Publications click here

Europa Donna has just released a new booklet called “The Advocate’s Guide to Genomics, Genetics and Personalised Medicine in Breast Cancer“. This handy guide covers a broad range of topics in scientifically accurate yet understandable language. You can find the Booklet here.

The EBCC Manifesto sets out key principles and recommendations on how to maximise the impact of multidisciplinary breast cancer care. The EBCC-13 Manifesto focuses on “How to control the ‘epidemic’ of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM)”. To read the complete paper click hereFor more information about the Manifesto check out the EBCC-13 Website

During the spring of 2022, EUROPA DONNA – The European Breast Cancer Coalition undertook a survey project to provide a snapshot of the current state of breast services in Europe from the perspective of patient advocacy organisations, with respect to their experiences as advocates regarding COVID-19 and breast cancer. This project follows a survey carried…

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…

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Europa Donna has just released the #BHD2022 campaign video: 15 October, Europa Donna celebrated the 15th annual Breast Health Day with a special video that shows the importance of making daily #HealthyLifestyle choices for your Breast Health. Please help us spread the word by sharing this video which is available through Europa Donna’s Facebook, Twitter…

Europa Donna Breast Cancer Advocacy Leader Conference: Building our Organisations for the Future 24 September 2022

Europa Donna has just released three new publications: ED General Brochure ECIBC – European Commission initiative on Breast Cancer booklet 2022 Highlights from ED’s MBC Advocacy Webinar June 2022 To see all our Publications click here

Our latest e-newsletter has just been released. Take a look. To see all our Publications click here

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.

ED is seeking a Policy and Research Officer to start July 2022.

The new annual report for the year 2021 has been published. You can download it here

Europa Donna has launched a new video in our series called: Europa Donna Early Breast Cancer Advocates Speak Out. 

Our latest e-newsletter has just been released. Take a look. To see all our Publications click here

Our heart goes out to all cancer patients affected by the extra burden of this horrible and unjust war. We are in the process of gathering information in order to help all those in need. Please see our complete statement here.

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…

All women – in Europe and around the world – should have the same access to cancer care, regardless of who they are and where they come from.  One year ago, the Commission launched Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan to signal its renewed commitment to cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and quality of life. Since then,…

EUROPA DONNA has launched a new video series called: EUROPA DONNA Early Breast Cancer Advocates Speak Out.   The first two videos are available on our YouTube channel and feature EUROPA DONNA President Tanja Spanic and Communications Officer Barbara Klein as they share their experiences after their early breast cancer diagnosis.

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…

1 June 2021– Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan is an important step regarding the EU’s action on tackling cancer, but its pivotal success will be dependent on the Plan’s execution.  To achieve the Plan’s purposeful goals and to maximise its potential, it will be essential for policy and decision-makers to support the Member States in the…

28 May 2021– International Day of Action for Womens Health is celebrated every year on 28 May and established as a reminder to address the multiple causes of disease and death that affect women all over the world. Every woman has a right to Access Quality Health Care, no matter which part of the world…

26 May 2021- Europa Donna is part of the Transforming Breast Cancer Initiative (TBCT). On the occasion of #EWAC2021 the TBCT initiative organized a webinar on “Improving Breast Cancer Care: Using the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic as a blueprint?” While the pandemic revealed vulnerabilities in our healthcare systems, it also displayed opportunities for improvement….

10 March 2021- Europa Donna is part of the Transforming Breast Cancer Initiative (TBCT).  To mark International Women’s Day, TBCT organised a virtual event raising awareness about the realities of living with breast cancer during COVID-19.  The event entitled “Shedding a light on women’s health: Discussing the realities of living with breast cancer during COVID-19” was chaired…

4 February 2021- EUROPA DONNA- The European Breast Cancer Coalition welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s “Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan.”  Breast Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and, in women, it accounts for 1 in 4 cancer cases a year (see ref.). EUROPA DONNA and its 47 member countries will strongly advocate for the…

The European Breast Cancer Council manifesto 2020: Why is appropriate healthcare inaccessible for many European breast cancer patients? that emanated from EBCC-12 has now been published in the The Breast 55 (2021) 128-125. ED Past President and current Executive Board Member, Elizabeth Bergsten Nordstrom represented ED on the Manifesto Committee and is a co-author.

EUROPA DONNA President, Tanja Spanic, EUROPA DONNA Past President, Mona Elzayat and EUROPA DONNA C.E.O., Susan Knox were panelists in a Conference held in Lucerne, Switzerland on 8 February 2019, aimed at reaching a consensus on the major clinical questions from diagnosis to surgery and providing clinical Guidelines and recommendations as well as a toolbox, “The…

EUROPA DONNA has published a report on “Addressing the Challenges of Breast Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe.”  EUROPA DONNA – The European Breast Cancer Coalition and its national groups quickly reacted to the unfolding situation to support advocates and women across Europe to access breast services under difficult and ever changing circumstances….

In July/August 2020, EUROPA DONNA – The European Breast Cancer Coalition carried out a Survey throughout its 47 member countries to provide a snapshot of the current state of Breast Services in Europe from the perspective of patient advocacy organisations. The survey covered mammography screening programmes and diagnosis, specialist breast units, metastatic breast cancer, access…

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Transforming Breast Cancer Together organised an awareness raising event on 15 October. Europa Donna External Affairs Director Marzia Zambon participated in the event and spoke about the unmet needs of Breast Cancer patients, highlighting the need to harmonise breast cancer care across the EU. Press release Video recording of…

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”…

Brussels, 23 September 2020: The European Cancer Organisation today launched a brand new initiative for empowering European citizens and cancer patients with ten key overarching Rights, signposting what cancer patients in Europe should expect from their healthcare system. The European Code of Cancer Practice (The Code) has been produced to assist every person with cancer across Europe to…

22 July 2020– The Joint Research Centre- JRC, released the 2020 estimates on the burden of cancer in the EU. The new estimates confirm that female Breast Cancer is still considered to be the most commonly diagnosed cancer with over 355,000 women in the EU-27 being diagnosed in 2020. For more details see: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/news/2020-cancer-incidence-and-mortality-eu-27-countries.

During this time, EUROPA DONNA – The European Breast Cancer Coalition continues to provide our services, aiming to ensure as minimal an impact as possible on our programmes and plans advancing breast cancer advocacy.  We are currently moving forward with various activities using virtual meetings and look forward to resuming our normal activities as soon…

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 that the BRESO -The European Breast Surgical Oncology Certification Curriculum –Theoretical and practical knowledge curriculum for European Breast Surgeons has been published in the European Journal of Surgical Oncology.  ED has been advocating for European standards for breast surgery for many years to ensure that women receive high quality care which then…

Brussels, 9 April 2019 –The Transforming Breast Cancer Initiative launched a manifesto entitled “European Elections Manifesto 2019: Seizing the Opportunities for Breast Cancer Patients”,which urges incoming Members of the European Parliament and the European Commission to ensure that breast cancer prevention and care are a top priority during their mandate, and that the issue ranks high…

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