In her eye-opening talk about the good news and bad news related to cancer and the tremendous progress made in the last 40 years, Françoise Meunier has a dream for survivors: survive and thrive. Meunier states that nowadays it is easier to cure cancer than to change institutions and policies. In society’s eyes, they are still ill. But cancer is no longer a death sentence: though it is here to stay, there are more survivors each year. We need to work together to help evolve and create the tools needed to ensure cancer survivors do not have to pay twice.

Dr. Françoise Meunier is the Director of Special Projects at the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer.
Graduated as medical doctor and holding a PhD from Université Libre of Bruxelles, Françoise left the Institute Jules Bordet to serve as EORTC Director General, overseeing the organization’s growth into a world-class cancer clinical research infrastructure. Since 2015, she acts as Director of Special Projects, driving activities such as EORTC’s cancer survivorship initiatives.
Françoise was awarded the Belgian Laureate “Prix Femmes d’Europe 2004-2005”. Member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medicine, she was conferred the title of Baroness in 2007 by His Majesty, The King Albert II of Belgium. For her contribution to oncology, she was awarded the Pezcoller Foundation award in 2009 and has been a Fellow of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences since 2011. She is a board member of various organizations, including the Centre Scientifique of Monaco.

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