Digestive Cancers Europe - for Patients

10/12/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞: 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐒
Lower Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) affects many re**al cancer patients who have had part or all of their re**um removed during bowel surgery, but practical, accessible support remains difficult to find.

This guide, created by our member organisations in Latvia together with patients and our support, explains what LARS is, its effects on daily life, and offers real-world advice and personal stories to help manage symptoms. It includes expert insights, patient experiences from three continents, and useful tools for everyday life.

Developed by patient organisations in Latvia with support from Digestive Cancers Europe and now available in English, we hope this booklet helps patients feel less isolated, more informed, and confident in managing life after treatment, because quality of life continues long after cancer care.

📖 Read the full guide: https://ebooks.digestivecancers.eu/books/jsyp/ =1

Onkoalianse EuropaColon Latvija

09/12/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬!

A special thank you to our 100+ participants, speakers, moderator, and community for actively participating in the discussion on how to move colore**al cancer screening forward across Europe.

The message was clear: colore**al cancer is on the rise, with many people, including younger people, still being diagnosed too late.

Every statistic represents a person, a family, and a life that could be saved by early detection. That’s why we are committed and why we will continue working together.

Have you missed the webinar or want to revisit the discussions? The full recording is now available ➡️ https://youtu.be/hGhCjyyVQg8

**alCancer

08/12/2025

Last month, over fifty experts and advocates gathered for the UK Early-Onset Colore**al Cancer Consortium’s third meeting in Edinburgh. International voices joined updates on genetics, pathways and support gaps. New funding signals momentum towards earlier diagnosis and improved care for younger colore**al cancer patients.

Read more on our website➡️ https://digestivecancers.eu/uk-eocrc-consortium-collaboration-funding-and-patient-voices-in-edinburgh/

**alCancer fans EU Can Beat Cancer EU Science & Innovation

On 11 November, the UK Early-Onset Colore**al Cancer Consortium (eoCRCC) held its third in-person meeting in Edinburgh, bringing together more than fifty clinicians, researchers and patient advocates. While the initiative is UK-led, the programme is opening further to international perspectives in r...

05/12/2025

📣 We’re hiring a Communications Officer!

Join DiCE to shape clear, engaging messages and visuals that empower our awareness campaigns and EU-funded projects and amplify the voices of digestive cancer patients across Europe.

📍 Remote (Europe) or Brussels
🗓 Apply by 15 December

👉 Learn more: https://digestivecancers.eu/jobs/

fans

04/12/2025

🖥️ 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞!

Join the conversation on how 🇪🇺 can scale up colore**al cancer screening and drive earlier detection and prevention of one of the continent’s deadliest cancers.

There’s still time to jump into the webinar and add your voice 👉 https://digestivecancers-eu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nMNt2FFjSAq9zYs51fT51Q #/registration

**alCancer fans EU Can Beat Cancer EU Science & Innovation EU Science Hub - Joint Research Centre

03/12/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭
🖥️ Online 🗓️ 4 Dec 2025 at 9:00 AM

Join experts, clinicians, patients, advocates, and EU policymakers as they discuss how to move colore**al cancer screening from recommendations to real-world action across Europe.

The focus will be on practical steps to expand early detection, strengthen prevention, and make screening more accessible and equitable for every community.

Looking forward to seeing you online 👉 https://digestivecancers-eu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nMNt2FFjSAq9zYs51fT51Q #/registration

**alCancer fans EU Can Beat Cancer EU Science & Innovation EU Science Hub - Joint Research Centre

02/12/2025

𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 until the 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭!

If you haven’t registered yet, this is a good time to do it. On 4 December, we will bring together experts, policymakers and patient voices to advance ensuring equitable CRC screening for all communities across Europe.

Register, tune in, and help shape the next steps for early detection and prevention of colore**al cancer 👉 https://digestivecancers-eu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nMNt2FFjSAq9zYs51fT51Q #/registration

**alCancer Global Colon Cancer Association
EuropaColon Polska EuropaColon Latvija Europa Colon Slovenija Colore**al Cancer Alliance Palema - pankreas, lever/galla, matstrupe och magsäck cancer

01/12/2025

𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐍𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞

EuropaColon Slovenija has won the Wolfram Nolte Memorial Award and €5,000 for its Heart to Heart Carer Support Programme, helping family carers of people with digestive cancers. DiCE has also allocated €18,800 in operational grants to Member Organisations.

Read more 👉 https://digestivecancers.eu/europacolon-slovenia-wins-wolfram-nolte-memorial-award-for-carer-support-initiative/

fans EU Can Beat Cancer

28/11/2025

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, died from metastatic pancreatic cancer in 2020.

Her story is a reminder that pancreatic cancer does not discriminate based on your role in society or gender.

Incidence rates are similar for men and women, and it remains one of the leading causes of cancer death in Europe. For women, it is the fourth most common cause of cancer death, after breast, lung, and colore**al cancers. For men, it ranks fourth as well, after lung, colore**al, and prostate cancers.

That's why prevention is so crucial. Living a healthy lifestyle doesn't mean you're guaranteed not to get pancreatic cancer, but it can reduce the risk, and it’s something we can take control of.


World Pancreatic Cancer Day
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

27/11/2025

One week to go until the 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐂 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭!

Join us on 🗓️ 4 December 2025 from ⏰ 09:00 to 12:30 CET for a clear overview of recent guideline updates, national progress, and emerging technologies, with insights from clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and patient advocates.

A focused morning, built for practical takeaways.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 🔗 https://digestivecancers-eu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nMNt2FFjSAq9zYs51fT51Q #/registration

**alCancer

27/11/2025

Edith Tudor-Hart, an Austrian British photographer, died of gastric cancer in 1973. Her story serves as a reminder that this disease does not discriminate based on gender or artistic abilities.

Men have a higher lifetime risk, about 1 in 91; women are also affected, with around 1 in 200 facing the disease.

Detecting the disease early can improve your chances of treatment and survival.

Reduce your risk of gastric cancer by learning more about how to prevent it: https://digestivecancers.eu/gastric-oesophageal-cancer-prevention/

26/11/2025

Nobel Prize–winning physicist Wolfgang Pauli died in 1958 at 58 from pancreatic cancer. His loss is a reminder that this disease can affect people in every field, from science to the arts.

Through advancements in research, we have learned more about the risk factors of this disease.

Obesity, for example, is linked to about a 20% higher chance of developing pancreatic cancer, showing how our overall lifestyle and health can shape the risks.

Learn more ➡️
https://digestivecancers.eu/pancreatic-cancer-what/pancreatic-cancer-risk-prevention/


World Pancreatic Cancer Day Pancreatic Cancer UK
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network