Federation of European Cancer Societies
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The Federation of European Cancer Societies or FECS was an international non-profit association that co-ordinates collaboration between Europe
an societies active in different fields of cancer
research, prevention and treatment with the ultimate goal of providing the best possible treatment and care for all European cancer patients.
After consulting many professionals in the oncology community, FECS was disbanded and replaced by the European Cancer Organisation
(ECCO) in 2007.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an societies active in different fields of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
research, prevention and treatment with the ultimate goal of providing the best possible treatment and care for all European cancer patients.
After consulting many professionals in the oncology community, FECS was disbanded and replaced by the European Cancer Organisation
European Cancer Organisation
The European CanCer Organisation represents the interests of over 50,000 oncology professionals and promotes the multidisciplinarity of the field. The organisation connects the European cancer community by leveraging knowledge, promoting education and building awareness...
(ECCO) in 2007.
Organizations
- European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
- European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS)
- European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)
- International Society of Paediatric OncologyInternational Society of Paediatric OncologyThe International Society for Pediatric Oncology is a medical association for pediatric oncologists. Founded in Zurich in the late 1960s, the organization now has an international membership of 1,450 medical professionals and Continental Branches in Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania, and South...
(SIOP)
See also
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
- European Cancer OrganisationEuropean Cancer OrganisationThe European CanCer Organisation represents the interests of over 50,000 oncology professionals and promotes the multidisciplinarity of the field. The organisation connects the European cancer community by leveraging knowledge, promoting education and building awareness...
(ECCO)