The Central and Eastern-European Academy of Oncology resumes it’s operation with a newfound momentum, remedying deficiencies in cancer research and providing training to oncologists. Part of this effort was the two-day-long international professional and scientific conference, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of various types of cancer, and the framework of cooperation between countries.
The Government of Hungary, acting on Prof. Dr. Miklós Kásler’s initiative, has founded the Cental and Eastern-Europepan Academy of Oncology in 2020, in order to join their efforts with other countries fighting cancer in the fields of cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, education and research. 21 countries from the Central and Eastern-European region have signed the founding document of the Central and Eastern-European Academy of Oncology.
At beginning of the conference, Dr. Prof. Miklós Kásler, Széchenyi-awarded professor of oncology, former minister in charge of human resources and president of the Central and Eastern-European Academy of Oncology, stated that the Central and Eastern-European Academy of Oncology Foundation has been created by the Hungarian Government in order to preserve human life in all circumstances. He emphasized how important it was to reach a common standard of diagnostics, therapy, research and structure when it comes to the most complicated of diseases.
Prof. Dr. Ulrik Ringborg, director of the cancer center at the Karolinska University Hospital Solna in Sweden, with whom Prof. Dr. Miklós Kásler had been cooperating since 1993, said that care and research was far too fractured in Europe and globally. He emphasized that the Academy offered excellent solutions for joint work. He mentions that two consortia have already been created, in which he saw great potential.
Prof. Dr. Ferenc Vickó, state secretary of health in Serbia, highlighted the seriousness of the disease the Academy is trying to combat. He warned that the various types of cancer diseases will in a few years become the most common non-viral afflictions. According to current data, by 2050 people who will then be 65 and over will all suffer from some type of tumor, he added. Regarding the Academy’s activities, the state secretary highlighted the importance of sharing knowledge, eliminating differences in development between countries, and working together as one.
