Activities of Elena Oana ANTONESCU related to 2009/2103(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Commission communication on Action against Cancer: European Partnership (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
Aa. whereas certain Member States have made progress in reducing cancer rates thanks to anti-smoking policies, improved secondary prevention and treatment of certain forms of cancer6; 6 Jemal A, Ward E, Thun M (2010) Declining Death Rates Reflect Progress against Cancer. PLoS ONE 5(3): e9584. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009584
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the WHO estimates that at least one third of all cancer cases are preventable and that prevention offers the most cost-effective long-term strategy for the control of cancer and it has been estimated that cancer could be prevented by modifying or avoiding key risk factors such as smoking, being overweight, low fruit and vegetable intake, physical inactivity and alcohol consumption, infectious agents and exposure to certain chemical substances and ionising radiation;
Amendment 36 #
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 interinstitutional partnership in order to reduce the burden of cancer, grounded in the legal basis established by Article 168(4) and (5) of the Treaty of Lisbon regarding the protection of public health and the prevention of illnesses;
Amendment 43 #
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 prevention; underlines that in these times of financial instability it is all the more important to maintain investments in health, in particular through preventive actions; in this sense, considers that the Commission and the Council should examine means of action to ensure an environment favourable to improved health, through, inter alia, measures on smoking, nutrition and alcohol and providing greater opportunities for physical activity;