What if the biggest challenge in cancer care is no longer scientific?

What if the real issue is that we already know what works, but health systems are still struggling to deliver it consistently?

At the Economist Impact events World Cancer Series in Brussels, our co-founder and Executive Director, Katie Rizvi, spoke about why the conversation is increasingly shifting from generating new evidence to implementing what we already know.

For many people living with and beyond cancer, quality of life is influenced by factors such as mental health support, social connection, education, employment, and community engagement. The evidence supporting these already exists. The challenge is making these forms of support available in practice.

One promising approach is social prescribing, which connects people with community activities and services that can improve wellbeing while also helping to reduce pressure on healthcare systems.

YCE explored this topic in our webinar on Social Prescribing and Mental Health, organised as part of the MELODIC EU co-funded project.

You can watch it on our YouTube channel here.