On WorldHepatitisDay, we spotlight a critical yet underrecognized cancer prevention opportunity: eliminating viral hepatitis to prevent cancer.

🦠➡️🎗️ With liver cancer deaths rising by 70% in Europe over the past 30 years, integrating viral hepatitis prevention into national cancer control plans is more urgent than ever.

In March 2025, the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board (VHPB) convened leading experts to explore this exact link. In this short video, hear their key messages on how hepatitis B and C prevention can accelerate cancer control goals!

🎙️ 🎥Featuring insights from:
Thomas Vanwolleghem, Mojca Matičič, Mehlika Toy, Maria Buti, Stela Bivol, Pierre Van Damme

📢 “Hepatitis treatment is cancer prevention.”
📈 “Cost-effectiveness supports smart health investments.”
🛡️ “Elimination of viral hepatitis is one of the smartest cancer prevention strategies Europe can act on.”

The VHPB remains committed to advancing this agenda. The time to act is now.

Find more information about this VHPB meeting here; Viral hepatitis in Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan – Prevention and control of viral hepatitis as cancer prevention opportunities (27-28 March 2025, Antwerp, Belgium) – VHPB