Following
in Brussels to present our
and the “Right To Be Forgotten” for cancer survivors, YCE has been hitting the headlines across the globe.
Zooming in on the issue of financial discrimination, two of our survivors from the UK (Brad and Seren) were invited on
and
BBC Radio 5 Live
to talk about their experiences with travel insurance premiums, which
compiled along with quotes from UK MPs.
Our event was also picked up by
and the Daily Mirror newspaper, while insurance industry trade publications including
and
collected the impressions of the ABI (Association of British Insurers) on the mater.
We also caught the attention of Politico, which featured our event in a
preview piece
within its healthcare newsletter, as well as picking up
key highlights
the following day.
Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister
Kris Peeters
also weighed in on the issue in a press release via his own website (in Flemish - also available in French
here
), while other specialist publications that reported on our event included
Hospital Hub
,
and
.
Swiss Re’s John Turner, who was one of the speakers at the event, wrote this piece for the
Open Minds
blog. Emma Andersson also wrote a Finnish-language piece for the blog
(Me, cancer and work), which highlighted the participation of our co-host, Finnish MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen.
Two of our members have also written about the event in their own blog pages - Finland’s Emmi Leppänen (see
for her pre-event piece on Siskot); and Fay Turner-Paxton from the UK, who wrote about her experience as a contributor at the European Parliament
here
.
And this is only the start of it! We’re thrilled to see the momentum building up as we bring our cause to the front of the line for young people affected by cancer all over Europe. Stay tuned for more!
A special thank you goes out to our sponsors for helping make the event possible.
