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Project coordinator Blanca Lumbreras participates in the inaugural Cancer Literacy Day at the European Parliament
The inaugural Cancer Literacy Day took place on 14 October 2026 at the European Parliament Info Hub in Brussels, Belgium, marking the launch of a permanent European movement dedicated to advancing equitable access to cancer information. Blanca Lumbreras, Professor at Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche and coordinator of the CLEAR-PC project (Cancer Literacy Education and…
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CLEAR-PC researcher María Falcón discusses Health Literacy in a podcast interview
As part of Health Literacy Awareness Month, which takes place every October, María Falcón, Professor at Universidad de Murcia and a member of the CLEAR-PC project and the European Health Literacy Consortium, was interviewed on the Salud al Día podcast. María Falcón leads Work Package 4 of CLEAR-PC, which focuses on mapping health literacy and…
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OPP brings together specialist psychologists to discuss health literacy in prostate cancer
How can information about prostate cancer help someone make decisions about their care when a diagnosis brings fear and difficult questions? This was one of the issues discussed at a focus group held at the headquarters of the Portuguese Psychologists Association (OPP) on 24 September 2026, as part of the CLEAR-PC project. The session brought…
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Save the date: Empowering People, Transforming Cancer Care – Live Webinar
The upcoming webinar “Empowering People, Transforming Cancer Care: Advancing Health Literacy Across Europe” will bring together five EU4Health projects working to strengthen cancer health literacy: BCLEAR, CURTAIN, CHOICE, iNTERVENE, and our project, CLEAR-PC. Taking place on 21 September 2026 at 15:00 CET, the live webinar will showcase the work of the five projects and provide…
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Third CLEAR-PC focus group with family doctors in Spain
The CLEAR-PC project held its third focus group in Madrid, Spain, on 21 July 2026, bringing together eight family doctors to explore their experiences supporting men with suspected or diagnosed prostate cancer and their families. The session, organised by Deborah Bekele (Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche), Laura del Álamo Ferrández and María Falcón (Universidad de…
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Focus group with psycho-oncologists in Barcelona, Spain
How does emotional wellbeing influence the way men with prostate cancer understand health information and make decisions about their care? This and other relevant questions related to health literacy across the prostate cancer care pathway were explored during a focus group organised by Work Package 4 of the CLEAR-PC project on 30 June 2026. The…
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Underprivileged patients and shared decision-making in prostate cancer care
Blanca Lumbreras (Universidad Miguel Hernández) and Erik Briers (Europa Uomo) presented a special session entitled “The Underprivileged Patient, Shared Decision-Making, and the CLEAR-PC Project” during the European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress held in London on 14 March. The session highlighted how underprivileged groups, including older adults, immigrants, refugees, marginalised communities, and people with limited…
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The CLEAR-PC project conducts a focus group discussion with urologists
On 14 March 2026, the CLEAR-PC project conducted its first focus group with urologists at the European Association of Urology Congress 2026 (EAU26), bringing together nine healthcare professionals from different countries to share their experiences of implementing shared decision-making in prostate cancer screening and treatment. Led by Deborah Bekele (Universidad Miguel Hernández), a researcher within…
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CLEAR-PC’s late-breaking abstract accepted for the 41st Annual EAU Congress
The CLEAR-PC consortium is pleased to announce that its late-breaking abstract on the development and implementation of a stakeholder matrix for prostate cancer and health literacy has been accepted for presentation at the 41st Annual EAU Congress, organized by the European Association of Urology. This abstract presents the results of a study that applied a…
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CLEAR-PC at the semFYC Congress on family and community medicine
On 13 November 2025, Blanca Lumbreras, coordinator of CLEAR-PC, participated in the 45th Congress of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC), held in Madrid. The semFYC, one of the project’s partners, is a professional organisation dedicated to advancing family and community medicine in Spain through research, education, and the promotion of best…
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The CLEAR-PC project holds its kick-off meeting
On 14-15 October 2025, Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in Spain hosted the kick-off meeting of CLEAR-PC (Cancer Literacy Education and Awareness Resources for Prostate Care), a European project funded by the EU4Health Programme of the European Commission. CLEAR-PC brings together a strong international consortium of experts from Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Cyprus.…
