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Stakeholder Meeting on Improving Access to Cancer Screening & Prevention among People Experiencing Homelessness in Europe: The CANCERLESS Project

Date: March 19, 2024 Time: 16:00-18:00 CET Location: Room 6Q1, European Parliament, Brussels Hosted by: Mr. Stelios Kympouropoulos, Member of the European Parliament, European People’s Party, New Democracy (Greece) Organiser: FEANTSA (European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless) Speakers: Mr. Stelios Kympouropoulos – MEP, European People’s Party, New Democracy (Greece), Mr. Freek Spinnewijn…

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A Groundbreaking Study on Cancer Prevention Among People Experiencing Homelessness”

Our project partners have recently published the first empirical paper in EClinicalMedicine, part of The Lancet Discovery Science. This groundbreaking study is the result of extensive research conducted across four European countries, involving 69 interviews with both PEH and professionals working in the field.

The Athens Pilot: CANCERLESS, the cancer prevention and support for homeless population in Greece

PRAKSIS NGO with the support of Prolepsis Institute in Greece participate in CANCERLESS, providing access to early diagnosis of cancer and innovative solutions improving the access of the homeless population to public healthcare settings.

European Cancer Inequalities Registry is online. What does it mean?

A flagship initiative of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan The European Cancer Inequalities Registry offers up-to-day information on cancer prevention and treatment to discover differences, inequalities and disparities between Member States and regions.

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Gender and trauma-informed care for women experiencing homelessness

Gender-based violence (GBV) is the biggest driver of women’s homelessness. It is a major cause of women’s homelessness as many women fleeing domestic violence are facing homelessness and it is also a consequence. While sleeping rough or staying in unsuitable accommodation for instance in mixed homelessness shelters or in unsafe informal arrangements, women are stigmatised,…

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Palliative care for people experiencing homelessness

Many persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) suffer from chronic and irreversible conditions and multimorbidities, such as cancer, HIV or liver cirrhosis, which entail a clear deterioration in the health status and welfare, especially if they are not effectively treated and managed. Persons with these diagnoses can clearly be benefited from palliative care services, which are aimed…

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