CANDLE is a three-year EU-funded project (2025 – 2028) supporting Member States and Associated Countries in setting up National Cancer Data Nodes. These NCDNs will boost the reuse of cancer data for research, innovation and policy making, in order to improve diagnostics and treatment for cancer patients, as well as prevention and early detection for citizens not yet affected by the disease. Kickstarted by the implementation of the European Health Data Space, and building on national collaborative networks, NCDNs will provide researchers improved and cross border access to larger data sets of better quality.
CANDLE works in the context of two high level political initiatives that guide the European perspective on cancer research and health data:
CANDLE’s second newsletter is out! Read to know more about our upcoming Persona Workshop with UNCAN-Connect and EU-CiP: The EU Cancer Information Portal Project, CANDLE participation in external events, media features, and more. Read the online version of the newsletter here. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive each installment. If you are already subscribed, please [...]
Joint statement from UNCAN-Connect, CANDLE and EU-CIP The European Commission has established two digital flagship projects under Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the EU Cancer Mission: UNCAN.eu and the European Cancer Patient Digital Center (ECPDC). The two platforms are designed to be interlinked in National Cancer Data Nodes (NCDNs), with the goal of ensuring cancer [...]
We are happy to co-organise the next Cancer Persona Webinar on 6 March 2026 with our synergy projects UNCAN-Connect and EU-CiP! Register https://emp.onl/cancerpersona What actors define the landscape of federated cancer research, National Cancer Data Nodes and cancer patient information? We will explore this in our persona workshop with the EU cancer stakeholder community. Why [...]
