Activities of Antonyia PARVANOVA related to 2009/2103(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Commission communication on Action against Cancer: European Partnership (debate)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas effective primary prevention can greatly contribute to improving health notably through population-based interventions and measures to encourage healthy lifestyles, 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 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas prevention and access to early screening and diagnoses are the most important prerequisites for effectively addressing the burden of cancer,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
recital G a (new)
recital G a (new)
Ga. Whereas prevention involves both primary prevention of incidence, which can be accomplished by reducing population exposure to cancer-related contaminants in the environment, in addition to secondary prevention via screening and early detection;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
recital H b (new)
recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas environmental factors include not only environmental tobacco smoke, radiation and excessive UV exposure but also other chemical contaminants in air, soil and water, and many of which are in present in both occupational and residential settings through industrial and consumer products;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. whereas cancer 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 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that more awareness and prevention campaigns, specifically dedicated to the most frequent types of cancers affecting women, are needed in order to encourage and facilitate access to screening and early diagnoses;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that gender equality with regard to access to cancer treatment should be actively promoted by the EU and Member States and underlines that cancer prevention action should take account of the trends in cancer over time, which differ significantly by gender, risk group and time period in Eastern and Western Europe;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N c (new)
Recital N c (new)
Nc. 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 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U b (new)
Recital U b (new)
Ub. 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 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas broad disparities exist among Member States concerning the development, implementation and quality of cancer control plans,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission proposal on a European Partnership for Action against Cancer for the period 2009-2013 and the proposal to reduce a cancer burden by introducachieving 100% screening of the population screeningat risk for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers by 2013 and urges Member States to fully implement the guidelines; and ask the Commission to publish a yearly progress report on this objective;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA a (new)
Recital AA a (new)
AAa. whereas physical health and mental health are closely linked and interconnected, and this two-way connection is too often neglected in the care of cancer sufferers and other service users
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB
Recital AB
AB. whereas the complexity of cancer requires improved communication between the many and varied healthcare professionals involved in cancer patient treatment and whereas psychosocial and mental health care of cancer patients can improve their life expectancy and quality of life,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. 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 34 #
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 partnership;representative 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 inequalities, 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 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. 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 the importance of maintaining investments in health, in particular through preventive actions. In this regard, the European Commission and the Council should consider further action to ensure a health-improving environment, including work on tobacco, nutrition and alcohol and provisions to improve opportunities for physical activity;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a comprehensive cancer approach and multidisciplinary teams can ensure more effective care for patients with cancer and that integrated cancer care, giving due consideration to psychosocial and mental wellbeing and support, is a vital part of care that should also be encouraged;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a (new)
Paragraph a (new)
4a. Stresses that special action are to be taken for rare and less common cancers, with the aim of accelerating diagnosis and making expertise more widely available in centers of excellence
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to build on findings of the Cancer Partnership with regard to cancer control plans and present a proposal for a Council Recommendation on Cancer Control Plans; and calls on the Commission to monitor independently on a yearly basis the implementation and progresses of the adopted recommendation
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Considers that primary prevention is essential and shall involve actions on a broader scope of environmental factors defined as not only Environmental Tobacco Smoke (involuntary exposure to smoking), radiation, and excessive UV exposure, but also hazardous chemicals in the indoor and outdoor environment to which people are involuntarily exposed;
Amendment 54 #
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 synthetic environmental and pharmaceutical hormones to be investigated;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that more efforts should be made in psychosocial and occupational rehabilitation programmes for cancer patients which include a broad range of activities aimed at information, counselling, advice on possible changes in lifestyle and behaviour, psychological support and social welfare questions; and underlines the importance of monitoring and assessing the mental health status of people with cancer
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that cancer medicines, including treatments for rare and less common cancers, are uniformly available to all patients who need them in all Member States; and calls on the Commission and Member States to take specific and coordinated actions in order to reduce inequalities in terms of access to cancer treatment and care
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Points out that the objectives set by the Cancer Partnership are long-term, and therefore urges the European institutions to support the 10-year sustainability and viability of the Cancer Partnership in a future Community health budget; calls on the Commission to monitor the prograssess, monitor and report on a yearly basis on the progress and effectiveness in implementing the recommendations from the European Partnership;