4 Amendments of Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS related to 2009/2103(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the Union’s ageing population is one of the reasons for the increase in the cancer burden across the Union and whereas the increase in the incidence of cancer will impose additional pressures on public finances and the productivity of the private sector economy and therefore an improvement in the health indicators relating to cancer will also contribute to improving the long-term economic indicators,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Calls on the Commission to encourage the Member States to adopt policies to support the principles embodied in the World Health Organization's Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health launched in 2004
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to promote by every possible means the principle of prevention both in medical practices and in more healthy lifestyles and to encourage Member States to invest more of their resources in prevention;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that EU legislation contains incentives for researchers and industry to develop nutritional and other natural product- based approaches to cancer prevention, validated through nutrigenomic and epigenetic research.