World Cancer Day: "The fight against cancer is an issue that concerns us all," Mitsotakis says

World Cancer Day Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis parliamentary elections

On World Cancer Day, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis described a comprehensive plan against cancer based on three pillars - the screening program for breast, colon and cervical cancer, a framework for homecare for oncology patients, and "palliative care" for the first time in Greece.

"The fight against cancer is an issue that concerns us all. It's a battle that we fight and will fight together, citizens and the state," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday in a post on social networks on the occasion of the World Cancer Day.

"For this reason we have set as a priority from the beginning and are implementing an integrated response plan, with prevention policies at the forefront," he added.

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