The context
A clear need exists for the Cancer Inequalities Registry in the EU, which strives to provide a regular reporting mechanism based on cancer indicators covering the whole cancer control continuum complemented by analytical reports providing contextual information and qualitative assessments. The Cancer Inequalities Registry will make available comparable up-to-date cancer indicators in a systematic and easily accessible way to the general public and policymakers by building on mostly existing quantitative data and indicators collected for instance through the augmented European Cancer Information System, the European Statistical System (Eurostat) and from other data sources.
OriON JA will contribute to the development of an online platform (developed through the contribution agreement to the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies – OBS) that will capture the health systems progress made since the publication of the iPAAC JA roadmap and with pre-existing national cancer control policies. The online platform is envisaged to cover the following domains:
a. Primary prevention and health promotion
b. Cancer screening
c. Diagnostics and treatment
d. Cancer care
