Cancer Organisations

Cancer Patients Europe (CPE) is an independent, non-profit organisation founded in Belgium in March 2022 with the mission to represent and empower the voices of cancer patients, carers and survivors across Europe.

The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) is a membership organisation committed to supporting the promotion and development of palliative care throughout Europe and beyond.

The European Breast Cancer Coalition is an independent non-profit organisation whose members are affiliated groups from countries throughout Europe.

As an independent, non-governmental, non-profit cancer research Organisation established under the laws of Belgium, its mission is to coordinate and conduct international translational and clinical research to improve the standard of cancer treatment for patients.

The European School of Oncology (ESO) is an independently funded non-profit organisation dedicated to quality education and training, because we believe all patients deserve equal access to competent cancer care.

ESMO’s core mission is to improve the quality of cancer care, from prevention and diagnosis all the way to palliative care and patient follow-up.

The European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists was founded in Budapest in 1986 by a group of specialists in breast cancer, including Professor Umberto Veronesi, to address the problems and requirements that exist in the area of breast disease.