We are thrilled to share that our Scientific Coordinator, Gijs Geleijnse, took the stage at the landmark IARC@60 “Cancer Research into Action” Conference in Lyon!

Representing the CancerWatch JA during the “Cancer Surveillance in the 21st Century” session, Gijs delivered a compelling presentation titled: “𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 – 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙖.”
In front of a global audience of epidemiologists, researchers, and policymakers, he highlighted how CancerWatch is uniting 91 organizations across 29 European countries to build a sustainable, automated, and high-quality infrastructure for population-based cancer registries.

Key takeaways from his intervention focused on:
· 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Moving from fragmented regional setups to a unified, high-quality data ecosystem.
· 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆: How faster, harmonized data pipelines spark new insights into cancer trends and emerging risk factors.
· 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲: Turning numbers into evidence-based public health policies that will ultimately improve and save lives.

Progress is a collaborative effort! Pictured below, Gijs joins an incredible panel of international experts (Les Mery, Marion Piñeros, Max Parkin, Heba Fouad. MD, PhD, Yek-Ching (Stella) Kong) driving global cancer surveillance forward. Connecting research with real-world public health impact is at the very heart of what we do.

A huge congratulations to Gijs and the entire session panel for lighting the way toward the future of data-driven cancer control!