UPDATE
n° 196 | May 2025
In this issue:

Urinary function has significant impact on partners of men with prostate cancer

New analysis of Europa Uomo’s study into partners’ quality of life
25 May 2025

'Do not make healthy men patients'

Professor Hein Van Poppel warns of risks of ‘opportunistic’ screening for prostate cancer
23 May 2025

Europa Uomo enlarges its membership

New prostate patient cancer patients organisations from European countries admitted at General Assembly
23 May 2025

New funding for recovery after surgery in Latvia

Europa Uomo’s member organisation in Latvia has held a successful meeting with the Ministry of Health
19 May 2025

New booklet reveals prostate cancer's burden on partners

Europa Uomo launches patient-friendly version of EU-ProPER study results
7 May 2025
Europa Uomo NEWS

New Board for Europa Uomo

Four new members were elected in the Board of Europa Uomo by the General Assembly 2025.
Two incumbents – Günther Carl (Chair) and Ioannis Vanezos (Treasurer) – have completed their second three-year term and needed to leave the Board. Steven Lerys has reached the end of his first three-year term and did not get re-elected for a second three-year term. Paulius Rakstys also reached the end of his first three-year term and decided not to stand for a second term.

Igor Antauer, Yiannos Georgallis, Brian Kavanagh and Bo Madsen are the new elected Europa Uomo Board members.

The new Board 2025-2026 is:
– Chairman: Erik Briers (Belgium)
– Secretary: Igor Antauer (Slovenia)
– Treasurer: Marko Koivuneva (Finland)
– 1st Vice Chairman: Kees Vos (The Netherlands)
– 2nd Vice Chairman: Nils Petter Sjøholt (Norway)
– Board member: Tania Estapé (Spain)
– Board member: Yiannos Georgallis (Cyprus)
– Board member: Brian Kavanagh (Ireland)
– Board member: Bo Madsen (Denmark)

 

André Deschamps and Ken Mastris elected as honorary members of Europa Uomo

Europa Uomo has elected two of its previous chairman, André Deschamps (Belgium) and Ken Mastris (UK), as Honorary Members in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the interests of prostate cancer patients and to the development of our organisation.

 

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