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The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has officially released the European Quality Assurance Scheme for Breast Cancer Services! This voluntary scheme sets robust, evidence-based requirements designed to improve the quality and equity of breast cancer screening and care across Europe. Key highlights of the scheme:

• Evidence-based and patient-centred
• Ensures continuity of care throughout the entire breast cancer care pathway
• Modular and flexible – covering screening, diagnosis, treatment and supportive care while considering the various organisation of healthcare infrastructures across Europe.

As interest from breast cancer services grows, we invite Conformity Assessment Bodies across Europe to evaluate their interest to certify breast cancer services according to the European scheme. The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has endorsed this scheme, where the scheme shall be applied for the accreditation of Conformity Assessment Bodies certifying under the European Commission Initiative for Breast Cancer Care (ECIBC). If your organisation is a Conformity Assessment Body and is interested in contributing to this European initiative to support equity of breast cancer care, we encourage you to check out the European scheme. For more information, please visit the web-hub: European Commission Initiatives | Cancer screening, diagnosis and care, subscribe to the newsletter to stay up to date or contact the EC-JRC at: JRC-CANCER-CARE-QA-SCHEMES@ec.europa.eu. Read the letter from the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission to the Conformity Assessment Bodies.