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Esophageal cancer (EC) is a major global health concern, ranking as the 11th most commonly diagnosed cancer and the seventh leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with an estimated 494,320 new cases and 441,994 deaths in 2024.1 Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains the predominant subtype globally (84% of new cases), while esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) […]

Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, European Cancer Summit 2020 – Inequalities in Cancer Care

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Published Online: Dec 17th 2020

Discrimination in cancer care is a major ongoing issue across Europe and has been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti discusses how the resolution from this year’s European Cancer Summit will help overcome these disparities.

Questions

  1. Could you give us an overview of the issue of discrimination in cancer care?
  2. What are the major disparities in cancer care across Europe?
  3. How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting these disparities?
  4. How can we achieve policy change to combat disparities and discrimination?
  5. What was the resolution of this year’s European Cancer Summit on this issue?

Speaker Disclosures: Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd.

Filmed in coverage of the European Cancer Summit 2020.

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