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Comprehensive Cancer Care

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Our mission is to provide patients equal access to a high quality of cancer care in multidisciplinary teams; to ensure that cancer research and innovation are fully integrated into patient care pathways; and to put patients at the centre of their care.

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Certified Centres

Our accredited centres deliver cutting-edge treatments in communities across Europe and beyond its borders. Find a centre near you and learn more about its programmes and initiatives.

Latest news

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01 Mar 2026

Call for Nominations for the OECI Accreditation Committee

Interested candidates are invited to apply by 31 March 2026. The A&D Board will select up to 5 candidates.

29 Jan 2026

Call for Nominations for the OECI A&D Board

Senior professionals are invited to contribute to the strategic development of the OECI A&D Programme.

20 Jan 2026

New A&D Board Chair

As of 1 January 2026, Mef Nilbert has taken up the role of Chair of the OECI Accreditation & Designation Board.

Featured publications

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26 Mar 2024

The socioeconomic impact of cancer on patients and their relatives: Organisation of European Cancer Institutes task force consensus recommendations on conceptual framework, taxonomy, and research directions

15 Feb 2023

Evaluating comprehensive cancer networks; a review of standards and evaluation methods for care networks to inform a comparison with the OECI comprehensive cancer network standards

16 Jan 2023

European Groundshot – addressing Europe’s cancer research challenges: a Lancet Oncology Commission

15 Apr 2022

A&D Paper on Governance

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08 May 2021

Analysing the attributes of Comprehensive Cancer Centres and Cancer Centres across Europe to identify key hallmarks 2021

16 Aug 2020

100 European Core Quality Standards for Cancer Care and Research Centres

Simon Oberst, Wim van Harten, Gunnar Saeter, Peter Nagy, Jean Benoit Burrion, Jozsef Lovey, Thierry Philip Lancet Oncology – Volume 21, Issue 8 – 1009-1011 August 2020...

12 Aug 2020

Towards a cancer mission in Horizon Europe: recommendations

10 Jan 2019

Bridging research and clinical care – the comprehensive cancer centre

05 Dec 2015

OECI accreditation of the European Institute of Oncology of Milan: strengths and weaknesses

08 Sep 2014

Pioneering quality assessment in European cancer centers: a data analysis of the organization for European cancer institutes accreditation and designation program

14 Apr 2008

Towards quality, comprehensiveness and excellence. The accreditation project of the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI)

Featured events

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05.02.2026 Madrid, Spain

A&D Representatives’ Information Session at Hospital Clínico San Carlos

An impressive turnout highlighted the hospital’s strong commitment to achieving Comprehensive Cancer Center designation.

18.02.2026 - 20.02.2026 Lisbon, Portugal

OECI Auditors’ Training Session 2026 – Lisbon

Auditors from across the OECI network gathered in Lisbon to strengthen alignment, share best practices and advance the future of cancer centre accreditation.

28.10.2025 - 30.10.2025 Inveruno, Milan (Italy)

Next OECI Auditors’ Training Course

Join our multinational team of OECI auditors, who carry out peer reviews as part of the A&D Programme.