Bettina on a mission

My dear colleagues, as promised- the Lung Cancer Trello is live  and waiting for your input on how we can reduce the impact of Lung Cancer! Lung cancer is the cancer that kills most people worldwide and also in Europe. A very sobering read from the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) on Lung Cancer... http://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/pdf/fact-sheets/cancers/cancer-fact-sheets-11.pdf

So, thinking about cancer or rather- how to get rid off it- it will take us 1 - prevent whatever we can prevent 2 - detect as early as possible for a chance of a cure and minimally invasive treatment 3 - treat effectively what we could not detect 4 - and ensure that people living with and survivor actually have a life, not just mere survival Every cancer will have their own set of challenges.....which means we need a lot of insights. Right now, I would give a lot to have  Dumbledore's pensieve - and your thoughts in pretty bottles. https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Pensieve As that's unlikely to happen however, it'll be trellos for the time being. My Melanoma colleagues were so kind to help me test google slides- usually awesome but for this purpose, not very attractive as you can see here .... So now it's trellos and the template looks like this: https://trello.com/b/if3Bs3Te/to-reduce-the-impact-template And this is how it works:  1. Eve...

Two weeks ago, I accepted to join the Horizon Europe Mission Board for Cancer. The Mission Boards- there are 5 of them, each one addressing a different and important challenge for our society- are a new approach  chosen by the European Commission to address 2 important criticisms on the former Horizon program: 1. Unclear impact 2. Citizen don't understand the value of research and innovation Missions are supposed to be larger than a mere funding program- they are there to solve a problem of our European society. My point is- if you look at the list of mission topics, the only possible conclusion is 1. they ALL matter and 2. they are interlinked. Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation; Cancer; Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters; Climate-neutral and smart cities; Soil health and food. However and it's no secret what drives me personally. Cancer- Melanoma to be precisely- killed my husband in less than a year, a few days aft...