Activities of Alojz PETERLE related to 2009/2103(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Commission communication on Action against Cancer: European Partnership (debate)
Commission communication on Action against Cancer: European Partnership (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on the Commission communication on Action Against Cancer: European Partnership PDF (260 KB) DOC (165 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas effective primary prevention can greatly contribute to improving health and whereas it has been predicted that, by implementing 100% population coverage of cervical cancer screening, an estimated reduction of over 94% of life years lost could be attained and, for every 152 pap smear tests performed, one life year could be gained,through population-based interventions and measures to encourage healthy lifestyles;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas the disease arises principally as a consequence of individual exposure to carcinogenic agents in what individuals inhale, eat and drink, or are exposed to in their personal or work environment. Personal habits, such as tobacco use, dietary and physical activity patterns - as well as occupational and environmental conditions – play major roles in the development of cancer,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H g (new)
Recital H g (new)
Hg. whereas effective secondary prevention aimed at early disease detection can also significantly contribute to improving health prevention can greatly contribute to improving health and whereas it has been predicted that, by implementing 100% population coverage of cervical cancer screening, an estimated reduction of over 94% of life years lost could be attained and, for every 152 pap smear tests performed, one life year could be gained,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
Nb. whereas poor nutrition, physical inactivity, obesity, tobacco and alcohol, are risk factors common to other chronic diseases, such as CVD, type 2 diabetes, and respiratory diseases, and therefore cancer prevention programmes should be conducted within the context of an integrated chronic disease prevention programme,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas cancer is also strongly associated with social and economic status. Cancer risk factors are highest in groups with the least education. In addition, patients in the lower socioeconomic classes have consistently poorer survival rates than those in higher strata,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Argues that strong action on cancer at a European level has the potential to set in place a framework for coordinated action at Member State, regional and local level. The European Partnership for Action Against Cancer should complement and build on work currently undertaken by the European Institutions in the field of health, and should seek to form partnerships with other services and sectors to ensure a comprehensive approach to the prevention and treatment of cancer;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that closer cooperation with stakeholders, with the participation of civil society and employers’ and employees’ organisations at international, European, national, regional and local level, should be established for a good and effective partnershiprepresentative and effective partnership. The European Partnership for Action Against Cancer should gather those stakeholders with a genuine interest in improving health outcomes. The potential of this forum to contribute to the development and dissemination of best practice guidelines should not be underestimated. The Partnership should also establish channels of communication with other fora, such as the EU Health Policy Forum, to ensure the work against cancer is giving due consideration to other concerns such as health inequities, the determinants of health and the role of health professionals all of which have a clear impact on the prevalence and treatment of cancer;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Commission and the European Council to cooperate with the European Parliament in a well-coordinated inter-institutional partnership in order to reduce the burden of cancer; , using the legal basis established in the Treaty of Lisbon to protect public health and prevent diseases. The European Commission and the European Council should consider the various formal and informal structures that exist to consult with the Members of the European Parliament;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that prevention is the most cost-effective response, as one third of cancers are preventable, and urges that more resources are systematically and strategically invested in both primary and secondary prevention; underlines that in these times of financial instability it is all the more important to maintain investments in health, in particular through portance of maintaining investments in health, in particular through preventive actions. In this regard, the European Commission and the European Council should consider further action to ensure a health-improving environment, including work on tobacco, nutrition and alcohol and provisions to impreoventive opportunities for physical actionsvity;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that integrated research (basic and clinical) on the use of nutrition in preventing cancer/treating malnutrition associated with cancer should be developed as well as validated and widely accepted guidelines on nutritional support for cancer patients; urges therefore the Commission to provide funding to develop and validate integrated research (basic and clinical) on the use of nutrition in preventing cancer and treating malnutrition associated with cancer as well as for the development of widely accepted guidelines on nutritional support for cancer patients for social and health care professionals across Europe, and calls on the Member States to promote the implementation of such guidelines;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for support to be stepped up for research into cancer prevention, including research into the effects of harmful chemicals and environmental pollutants, nutrition, lifestyle, genetic factors, and the interaction of all these, and calls for the links between breast cancer and potential risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol and hormones to be investigated;