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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.

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  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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