The Right To Be Forgotten

Ending Discrimination Against Cancer Survivors

Cured of cancer, yet still refused a loan, a mortgage or insurance. We work so that a medical history stops being a financial sentence.

20 million+cancer survivors in Europe
11EU Member States with a law (November 2026) + Monaco & Andorra
5 to 10 yearswait after treatment, depending on the country
2016 in France, first law protecting cancer survivors from financial discrimination
The issue

Cancer is no longer a death sentence. Recovery should not be a financial one.

01

Cured, still penalised

Years or even decades after being cured, survivors are judged on their medical history.

02

Loans, mortgages, insurance

Banks and insurers refuse cover or charge more. That unequal treatment is financial discrimination.

03

When the oncologist says cured

Financial institutions should follow the medical conclusion. Nobody should pay twice for their disease.

Read more about financial discrimination →
Where the laws stands

The Right To Be Forgotten across the EU

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High-Level Conference 2026

The Right To Be Forgotten as a Human Right

On 21 October 2026, policymakers, survivors, legal experts, clinicians, researchers and patient representatives met in Brussels for a full day on the Right To Be Forgotten. An associated event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU. Thank you to all speakers and participants.

OCTOBER 202621Brussels
Our objectives

Five priorities we are working towards

LegislationAn EU law against discrimination in access to financial services, including mortgages.
PromotionA priority in Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the Mission on Cancer.
CooperationFaster and more direct  dialogue between survivors and policymakers.
RecommendationsGuidance for when legal protections are drafted or revised.
AwarenessMaking the issue visible to everyone.
Survivors’ stories

Real lives behind the laws

Testimonials show policymakers what discrimination looks like in practice.

Coming soonOne word.

A new video is on its way: cancer survivors each share one word about life after cancer.

Who leads the initiative

Prof. Françoise Meunier

Vice-President of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium and its next President as of 30 January 2027. Member of the Science Policy Committee of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences and of the Survivorship and Quality of Life Network of the European Cancer Organisation.

About Prof. Meunier and the initiative →
With the financial support ofFonds Cancer
Supported byRPP Group – A Paritee Agency

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