ECAC5 – Revision and update of the European Code against Cancer
The ECAC5 project aims to develop the 5th edition of the European Code against Cancer (ECAC). It is a set of recommendations on how to reduce your risk of cancer and is a key instrument for preventing cancer in Europe. ECAC5 will be the latest (5th) revision of the Code, integrating the emerging scientific evidence of the past decade and including policy recommendations.
- Revise, update and expand the evidence-based recommendations of the ECAC 4th edition,
- Harmonize cancer-specific recommendations with those for other non-communicable diseases,
- Plan the dissemination of the ECAC throughout the EU including hard-to-reach populations,
- Develop synergies with other health prevention strategies,
- Propose novel ways to adapt ECAC to local contexts and social differences,
- Propose sustainable and systematic evaluation of the impact of the ECAC across the EU.
- Project duration
- 1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2026
- Project locations
- DenmarkFranceGermanyHungaryIrelandItalyNetherlandsPolandRomaniaSloveniaSpainSweden
- Overall budget
- €2 500 000
- EU contribution
- €1 500 00060% of the overall budget
- Project website
- European Code Against Cancer, 5th edition (ECAC5)
- EU4health - Projects
- Prevention
Factsheet - ECAC5
EU Funding & Tenders Portal - ECAC5
Results
The project will produce a revised and updated European Code against Cancer (5th edition) with:
- Level 1: recommendations to individuals and policymakers,
- Level 2: supporting material on the Code and putting the recommendations into context,
- Level 3: scientific justification for the Code, published in scientific literature.
The Code will be developed in English, with Levels 1-2 translated into all EU languages.
Funding
Stakeholders
Coordinators
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
- Website
- https://www.iarc.who.int/
Contact
David Ritchie
- Name
- David Ritchie
- Organisation
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) World Health Organization
- Website
- https://www.iarc.who.int/
- ritchiediarc [dot] who [dot] int
- Postal address
25 avenue Tony Garnier 07
69366 Lyon
France
- Website
- https://www.iarc.who.int/