CANDLE is a three-year EU-funded project (2025 – 2028) supporting Member States and Associated Countries in setting up National Cancer Data Nodes. These NCDNs will boost the reuse of cancer data for research, innovation and policy making, in order to improve diagnostics and treatment for cancer patients, as well as prevention and early detection for citizens not yet affected by the disease. Kickstarted by the implementation of the European Health Data Space, and building on national collaborative networks, NCDNs will provide researchers improved and cross border access to larger data sets of better quality.
CANDLE works in the context of two high level political initiatives that guide the European perspective on cancer research and health data:
CANDLE’s third newsletter is out! Read to learn more about CANDLE’s first anniversary, the Cancer Data Utilisation Survey, CANDLE participation in external events, media features, and more. Read the online version of the newsletter here. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive each installment. If you are already subscribed, please check your spam folder!
[...]1-3 June 2026, the CANDLE consortium came together in Lisbon and online for its 2026 Annual Meeting, marking the project’s first year and setting the direction for the next phase of work. Hosted by ISCTE (Portugal), the three-day programme brought together more than 60 participants from the consortium, pilot National Cancer Data Nodes (NCDNs), European [...]
On May 13, over 70 cancer data users and holders came together in our workshop to discuss needs, challenges, and priorities in cancer data use, with lively discussion and strong engagement throughout. This is important input to identify the core skills and technologies neede to establish the National Cancer Data Nodes. The CANDLE team is [...]
