EcancerHub, the website launched to inform about the cancer

The new information service online for those affected by cancer has just been launched. The aim of the site is to create a single place where patients, health care professionals, researchers and policymakers can all come together to interact, discuss, debate and build knowledge.

The EcancerHub website brings together information from major European cancer organisations in one easy-to-use site. The project as part of the 'Establishing an efficient network for cancer communication in Europe' (EUROCANCERCOMS) project, which was boosted by more than €1.2 million of funding under the 'Science in Society' Theme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

Based in an open-access this online service, this website has just been integrated approach to providing the whole cancer community with high-quality and trustworthy information. It contains information about different types of cancer, as well as information for patients and their families. By establishing an integrated EU model for a Europe-wide cancer information and policy exchange portal, the pan-European team have succeeded in their aim of creating a functional exchange system for accurate information and intelligence.