This page features resources, reports and advocacy updates about the European Code Against Cancer from the Association of European Cancer Leagues and its partners and collaborators.
ECL currently partners with the WHO’s IARC in order to facilitate expert advice on the messages of the ECAC and exchange knowledge amongst cancer leagues.
Meetings, Workshops & Site Visits
Partnerships for Policy Action Workshop in Belfast & Dublin – May 2019
Dissemination Workshop in Copenhagen – September 2017
Site Visits 2015-16 – December 2016
Dissemination Workshops 2016 – October 2016
‘Train the Trainer’ Workshop in Bucharest – June 2016
Recommendations for Disseminating the ECAC at National Level – December 2015
Reports, articles & surveys
ECAC Evaluation Report – November 2020
The European response to the WHO call to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem – July 2020
ECAC Policy Framework – March 2020
11th European Public Health Conference Report – December 2018
‘Towards systematic evaluation of the ECAC: Dissemination of the Code in Poland’ article – November 2017
ECL Microgrant Programme 2016 Report – December 2016
Public Awareness Survey 2015 – December 2015
Webinars
Advocacy, policy work & learning opportunities
Joint statement addressing skin cancer prevention across the EU – January 2022
Cancer Prevention Europe e-learning platform on primary and secondary prevention of cancer – November 2021
Letter to the French Government: Clarifying contradictory position regarding the health effects of glyphosate – November 2021
Joint ECL-EADV statement on UV and sun safety in Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan – July 2021
Letter to members of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe ahead of the 70th session – September 2020
Letter to EU Commissioner Kyriakides: Enhancing
the role of public health in European chemicals policy-making – September 2020
Letter to EU Commissioner Wojciechowski: Enhancing
the role of nutrition in European agricultural policy-making – September 2020
Letter to EU Health Ministers and EU Health Attachés: Cancer Leagues call for updating the European Code Against Cancer (ECAC) – May 2020
European Whole Grain Advoacy (EWGA) Statement – May 2020
ECL-HEAL Joint digital materials against environmental pollutants – May 2020
Press Release: European Tobacco Control Scale 2019 – February 2020
Open Letter to POLITICO’s Executive Director of Advertising & Chief Revenue Officer- August 2019
Open Letter to LVD working party – January 2019
ECL Tobacco Control Officer EUObserver Interview on Track&Trace – February 2018
ECL-HEAL Joint letter against Glyphosate Renewal – October 2017
