THE EUROPEAN PROSTATE CANCER COALITION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Europa Uomo started in Rome in 2002, and was legally established in Milan in June 2004. Europa Uomo is the European advocacy movement for the fight against prostate cancer. Europa Uomo's objective is to increase awareness on prostate cancer in Europe Europa Uomo is a European coalition of patients supporting groups for prostate diseases in general and prostate cancer in particular. At present Europa Uomo is represented in: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. MANIFESTO OF EUROPA UOMO Prostate cancer is one of the most common men's cancers in Europe. It is estimated that 300.000 new cases appear in 2006 in the European Union and the number will rise in the years to come. In Europe there are currently more than two million men living with prostate cancer. This is a chronic disease that causes emotional and social problems to patients and their families. Advances in long-term control of the disease improve both length and quality of life for patients. To control the social burden of the disease and its eventual prevention, increased resources are necessary to ensure permanent advances in research and patient care.
