Following World Cancer Day, All.Can Spain had the chance of meeting with representatives of three parliamentary groups at the Spanish Congress of Deputies to present its 3rd Report, Long-term cancer survivors, an obstacle course: six recommendations to improve the management of long-term cancer survivors. Mrs. Guadalupe Fontán, Coordinator of the Research Institute of the General Nursing Council (CGE) and member of the Scientific Committee of All.Can Spain, represented the platform in fruitful meetings with Maribel Sánchez Torregrosa, Second Vice-President of the Health Commission, and Antonio Román Jasnada, Health Commission member, both from the Popular parliamentary group; David García Gomís, VOX’s spokesperson on the Health Commission, and Tomás Fernández Ríos, VOX’s Deputy spokesperson; and Agustín Santos, President of the Comission and SUMAR parliamentary group’s spokesperson on the Health Commission.
The report closes the trilogy of studies produced by All.Can Spain’s Scientific Committee covering the full oncology care pathway. Focused on long-term cancer survivors, a population that in 2025 represents 1 in every 20 people in Spain, highlighting six recommendations:
- Individualized follow-up plans for cancer survivors
- Strengthening therapeutic adherence and healthy habits
- Creating a national information system for long-term survivors
- Improving communication and psychosocial support
- Empowering key professionals in primary and hospital care
- Implementing social reintegration support initiatives
These conversations shared perspectives and translated into concrete parliamentary action. Converging all three groups on the need for a National Plan for Long-Term Cancer Survivors and the urgency to raise visibility for a population that, despite representing over two million people in Spain, still lacks a comprehensive care framework.
This engagement reflects All.Can Spain’s commitment to translating evidence-based recommendations into durable political action, ensuring that the voices of long-term cancer survivors are heard at the highest legislative level. 