The Organisation is dedicated to convening oncology professionals and patients to agree on policy, advocate for positive change, and speak for the European cancer community.

It was a relatively new concept at the time, but 40 years later, multidisciplinarity is viewed as the best approach cancer treatment.

After a period of reflection in 2006 and 2007, during which many players in oncology were consulted, FECS was transformed into a new dynamic entity: the European Cancer Organisation.

This was officially announced at the European Cancer Conference in Barcelona in September 2007, where the organisation was launched under its new name.

The organisation has an office in Brussels, Belgium with a Chief Executive and a team of staff and consultants.