August 2024

On 14 August 2024, a new article titled "Ending Financial Discrimination for Cancer Survivors: Embedding the Right to be Forgotten in Legislation Across Europe" was published in The Lancet Oncology. It is authored by Prof. Mark Lawler, Dr. Grazia Scocca, and Dr. Françoise Meunier.  The article highlights how, despite significant advances in cancer treatment and rising...

On 30 July, Italy published in its Official Gazette a new implementing act on the legislation on the right to be forgotten (Oblio oncologico), dated 5 July. The new act outlines the procedures for issuing certificates that attest to an individual's right to be forgotten regarding their oncological history.Italy passed the law on 7 December 2023,...