Chapter 1: Roadways to Research In this installment of the POLITICO Global Policy Lab, we’re exploring how patients, communities, policymakers and the private sector are grappling with one of Europe’s most pressing health challenges.Please take the time to share your thoughts and fill out our survey. Your answers will be anonymous. We’ll use them to guide our discussion and report the most interesting results in upcoming newsletters. We’ll be collecting replies until Monday night. The POLITICO Global Policy Lab is a collaborative journalism project seeking solutions to challenges faced by modern societies in an age of political disruption and technological transformation. Join the community. Question Title * 1. When tackling cancer as a society, what’s the best way to spend our limited resources?Rank in order: 1 2 3 4 Prevention — reducing environmental risks and encouraging healthy behavior 1 2 3 4 Improving diagnosis and screening programs 1 2 3 4 Finding new cures and treatments 1 2 3 4 Providing access to existing treatments to as many people as possible Question Title * 2. Are governments, industry and charities spending the right amount on cancer research? No, we need to spend more to end this disease Yes, it’s about right No, it takes up more than its share of the funding pot Question Title * 3. If the EU were to fund a cancer “moonshot,” what should its goal be? Question Title * 4. Have you ever had a genetic test to determine your risk of cancer or had an analysis like 23andMe? Yes/No Yes No If yes, please explain Question Title * 5. If you answered yes to question #4, did it prompt you to make any changes to your behavior or undergo any preventive treatments? Yes No Please explain Question Title * 6. Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer? No, never Yes, I’m currently undergoing treatment Yes, I’m ok, but it needs to be managed constantly Yes, I’m cured or in full remission Question Title * 7. Who in your life has been diagnosed with cancer? (Check all that apply) Me My spouse/partner My parent(s) My child(ren) Someone in my extended family Close friend Work colleague No one I’m close to has had cancer Question Title * 8. Who in your life has died of cancer? (Check all that apply) My spouse/partner My parent(s) My child(ren) Someone in my extended family Close friend Work colleague Nobody I know has died of cancer Question Title * 9. To what extent to you feel you have personal control over whether you get cancer. On a scale of 1 to 5, where do you fall? 1 – I can prevent cancer by adopting healthy behaviors, avoiding dangerous substances and getting regular screenings. 2 3 4 5 — Carcinogens are everywhere, and my genes are my genes. There’s not much I can do to avoid it. Question Title * 10. Please explain, as much as you feel comfortable, your personal experience with cancer Question Title * 11. If you’d like me to be able to contact you to follow up with the answers you’ve given, please fill in your email address. I will treat the information as anonymous unless I later get explicit permission from you. Submit
