Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001593/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Tomislav Sokol (PPE)
Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) report explicitly recognised the importance of nutritional care as an integral component of cancer treatment. However, Europe’s beating cancer plan from the Commission appears to have omitted specific provisions regarding nutritional care for cancer patients.
Disease-related malnutrition is a significant comorbidity affecting patients with cancer, impacting treatment outcomes, quality of life and survival rates. Proper nutritional assessment, monitoring and personalised interventional strategies have been demonstrated to improve treatment tolerance, reduce complications and enhance overall patient outcomes.
In the light of this:
- 1.Does the Commission intend to incorporate comprehensive nutritional care recommendations into the next review of Europe’s beating cancer plan and its implementing activities, in alignment with Parliament’s BECA report findings?
- 2.What specific measures does the Commission envision to ensure proper diagnosis of malnutrition risk among patients with cancer, systematic nutritional monitoring and personalised nutritional interventions for patients in need?
- 3.How does the Commission plan to address the current gap between scientific evidence supporting nutritional care in oncology and its implementation in cancer care pathways across Member States?
Submitted: 22.4.2025