Foreign experts continue visits within the framework of the project “Improvement of Cancer Care Coordination and Screening in Latvia and Slovakia”

The first monitoring group meeting and press conference took place after the on-site visits, during which the participants were informed about the project “Improving cancer care coordination and screening in Latvia and Slovakia” funded by the European Commission's Technical Assistance Instrument (DG REFORM) funded project “Improvement of Cancer Care Coordination and Screening in Latvia and Slovakia” (ICCCS), initiated by the Institute of Clinical and Preventive Medicine of the University of Latvia (LU KPMI).

"More than 12 thousand people are diagnosed with cancer in Latvia every year, but about 6 thousand die from cancer. Colorectal cancer is the most common type of cancer in Latvia, but breast cancer is in third place. The burden of cancer from both cancers can be reduced through a population-based, high-quality cancer screening program, ”said Dr. Andre Carvalho adds that effective cancer screening programs save lives by detecting tumors at an early stage and increasing their chances of survival. These measures prevent unnecessary suffering and death. In turn, data collection through high-quality cancer data recording is essential for effective cancer control policies and epidemiological research. These data form the basis for planning public health programs to prevent cancer and improve patient care, explains Dr. Andre Carvale.

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