UcanACT Final Event - Recording and Report

Our final event on Cancer Prevention through Physical Activity, held on 11 June 2025 at the European Parliament and co-hosted by MEP Kathleen Funchion and MEP Giorgos Georgiou, brought together a diverse and dynamic group of stakeholders - including policymakers, healthcare professionals, physiotherapists, researchers, and representatives from cancer organisations.
 

Together, they shared insights, strengthened connections, and explored how integrated networks can enhance cancer prevention efforts across Europe. This essential dialogue underscored the need for greater collaboration to shape a future in which cancer prevention is proactive, evidence-based, and accessible to all.
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Speakers included:

• Kathleen Funchion, Member of the European Parliament 

• Giorgos Georgiou, Member of the European Parliament 

• Emilia Kosińska – Projects Manager, Europe Region of World Physiotherapy

• Nele Adriaenssens – Europe Region of World Physiotherapy Cancer Working Group Member

• Caroline Speksnijder – International Physical Therapists for Oncology (IPT-HOPE)

• Caroline Berchet – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• Alba Gil – Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL)

• Fran Theron – Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP)

• Devin Bayer – Outdoor Against Cancer (OAC)

• Michele Cannone – Italian Physiotherapy Association (AIFI)

• Janette Boran – Kilkenny County Council

• Katherine Peacock – Kilkenny County Council

• Luis Mendoza Hernandez Sanahuja – ONCE University School of Physiotherapy (ONCE)

• Carmen Suárez Serrano – University of Sevilla

• Esther Medrano Sánchez – University of Sevilla

• Esther-Mary D'Arcy – Europe Region of World Physiotherapy

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Watch the event recording on our YouTube channel, and read the full event report here.

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For more video content about physical activity and cancer prevention, discover our YouTube channel.