Comprehensive Cancer Centre Network Welcomes New National Cancer Strategy for the Future of Cancer Care
On 17 January, the Swedish Government published an updated national cancer strategy for Swedish cancer care for the coming 10–15 years. The strategy aims to reduce the risk of cancer, increase survival, and provide better support for patients and their families.
The national network of Comprehensive Cancer Centres (CCC) welcomes the updated national cancer strategy. The strategy creates important conditions for continued long-term and coordinated efforts to reduce the cancer burden, improve survival, and strengthen the quality of life for patients and their loved ones.
The CCC network is particularly pleased with the strategy’s strong emphasis on research, innovation, and collaboration, as well as the fact that children and young people are now fully included.
–“The original cancer strategy from 2009 led to major improvements in cancer care – and we now look forward to working with the 2026 strategy to address today’s challenges as well. As a Comprehensive Cancer Centre, we welcome the responsibility and opportunities to further develop cancer care, particularly in terms of the interaction between research, new knowledge, and clinical care,” says Ingrid Glimelius, Senior Consultant at Akademiska sjukhuset and Director of the Uppsala Comprehensive Cancer Centre (UCCC).
The national Comprehensive Cancer Centres form a central part of the knowledge and development infrastructure of Swedish cancer care and see significant opportunities to contribute to the implementation of the strategy’s ambitions.
The national CCC network consists of Sweden’s university hospitals together with their respective universities, all of which are either accredited or in the process of being accredited as Comprehensive Cancer Centres.