In the context of the EU Mission on Cancer and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) produced in March 2022 key recommendations on improvement of cancer screening across the EU. This scientific opinion, supported by strong and independent scientific evidence provided by SAPEA, informs the revision of the Council recommendations on cancer screening. 
In light of the Commission's proposal of 20 September to revise cancer screening guidelines, the focus of this debate will be on the scientific developments that should be considered and the new research that should be started.

Our Speakers:

• André Deschamps - Former President of 'Europa Uomo' (European advocacy movement representing prostate patients’ groups in Europe).
• Eva Zažímalová- Professor of Plant Anatomy and Physiology, President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Member of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission.
• Rebecca Fitzgerald - Co-chair of the SAPEA Cancer Screening Project, Professor of Cancer Prevention at the University of Cambridge, UK and Director of the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre Early Detection Institute.
• Ciaran Nicholl - Head of the Health in Society Unit at the Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission.
• Andrey Slabakov - Member of the European Parliament, European Conservatives and Reformists Group.