Europas Kampf gegen Krebs: Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: Let’s strive for more

At the level of the European Union (EU), the fight against cancer is currently high on the list of priorities in the area of health. In this context, the European Commission presented Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (EBCP) in February 2021. This article gives an insight into the background, structure, and implementation of the EBCP. Herein, selected actions of the EBCP are described based on the four pillars of prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as regards improving the quality of life of cancer patients and survivors. Although much is still in the early stages, the article also provides a preview of the first steering and monitoring initiatives that the EU commission has undertaken to implement the plan. The focus is on interdisciplinary cooperation between research and care—as laid out in the Cancer Plan and as is increasingly taking place in Germany.