Alba Gilca

Public health advocate🙌
Cancer prevention🍎🏋️‍♀️💧
Paella cook🥘
📍Brussels
💼Association of European Cancer Leagues @CancerLeagues
👉@albagilca.bsky.social

[IARC @IARCWHO]

It's #EuropeanWeekAgainstCancer #EWAC2026! Today: Research!
The cancer burden is rising.
We need research to understand problems.
We need research to discover solutions.
We need research to best implement these solutions.
Check out our research programmes:
https://t.co/mzuLlWTM1e

[Oliver Varhelyi @OliverVarhelyi]

During #EuropeanWeekAgainstCancer, I met the Association of 🇪🇺 @CancerLeagues to discuss tobacco control framework in cancer prevention.

New tobacco and nicotine products are putting young people at risk.

Our rules must keep pace to protect future generations & prevent cancer.

[Federació Catalana d'Entitats contra el Càncer @FececFederacio]

🎗️ Del 25 al 31 de maig se celebra la #EWAC2026, la Setmana Europea Contra el Càncer, iniciativa de la @CancerLeagues.

🌍 El lloc on vivim no hauria de determinar el risc de patir #càncer ni les possibilitats de sobreviure-hi. 

🔗 Llegeix més: https://t.co/5N4pgml8dy

[IARC @IARCWHO]

It's #EuropeanWeekAgainstCancer #EWAC2026!
Today's theme is #PrimaryPrevention & there's no better starting point than the🆕5th edition of the European Code Against Cancer #ECAC5: 14 simple ways to make a real impact & lower your risk of cancer!
https://t.co/eXKXJ4Jzsp

[Alba Gilca @AlbaGilCa]

The public consultation for the #Tobacco Products & Advertising Directives from the @EU_Commission opened yesterday.

Already today, more than 80 "angry" citizens from all over the EU replied in English, with rather pro-industry arguments.

Until when are we allowing this?

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

By 2050, more than 360 million children & adolescents aged 5–24 years are expected to be living with obesity globally.

In @LancetDigitalH, authors synthesise evidence on digital health interventions targeting adolescent obesity prevention: https://t.co/m7xkOVDyxA

[IARC @IARCWHO]

Cancer inequalities are observed within & between countries, & across all income settings.
Addressing cancer inequalities is a global priority.
Find out more during the dedicated #IARC60 session with DG Santé @EU_Health.
📆Day 3, 14:00 - 15:30.
More info: https://t.co/LMk0rWO9ZD

[WHO/Europe @WHO_Europe]

Most #salt comes from processed foods — not the shaker.

Hidden salt increases blood pressure and raises risks of stroke and heart attack.

We need stronger policies to create healthier food environments.

https://t.co/rf0zWEcYEq

#SaltAwarenessWeek #Hypertension

[Alba Gilca @AlbaGilCa]

20% of the population in the EU is at risk of poverty or social exclusion.

[EU_Eurostat @EU_Eurostat]

In 2025, 92.7 million people in the EU (20.9% of the population) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion.

Highest shares in:
🇧🇬Bulgaria (29.0%)
🇬🇷Greece (27.5%)

Lowest in:
🇨🇿Czechia (11.5%)
🇵🇱Poland (15.0%)

Read more 👉 https://t.co/qPZUmHMhD3

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Nearly 780 people die every day in Europe from liver disease—a largely preventable crisis.

A new report from the EASL–Lancet Commission calls for urgent policy action to tackle Europe’s rising liver disease burden: https://t.co/FUHJzF7XVo

[Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer @ContraCancerEs]

En este puente de mayo, vayas donde vayas, o si te quedas en tu casa pero sales a pasear ... #protegelapieldelsol https://t.co/kjs3UZrqjb

[Alba Gilca @AlbaGilCa]

Hoy Carlos Alsina ha recordado en @MasDeUno que él fue a la @UniversidadCarl de moderador en un debate político organizado por @asociaciondemos, cuando Iglesias y Rivera aún se hablaban :)

En ese tiempo cuando la política de todos también se hacía en la universidad pública :)

[World Obesity @WorldObesity]

💡 Obesity is shaped by systems- not willpower.

Health systems, food environments, and the places we live all influence risk and outcomes.

Real progress means coordinated action across sectors - alongside the leadership of people living with obesity.

#SystemsChange

[Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids @TobaccoFreeKids]

New data published by the CDC Foundation underscore that flavors are a major driver of e-cigarette use among youth and young adults. These data demonstrate why it would be a serious mistake for the FDA to authorize more flavored e-cigarettes.

Key findings include:
•Nearly all (92.5%) youth and young adults who have ever used e-cigarettes started with a flavored product.
•The most common e-cigarette flavors currently used by youth and young adults are fruit, candy/dessert/sweets, mint and menthol.

These data provide fresh evidence to support the FDA’s longstanding position that flavored e-cigarettes pose a substantial risk to young people, including promoting initiation and continued use of e-cigarettes.

Read our full statement:
https://t.co/RdihkoePEP

[European Week Against Cancer @EU_EWAC]

The 2026 edition of the #EuropeanWeekAgainstCancer is just around the corner!

Are you ready to make an impact? The #EWAC2026 toolkit is now available online ➡️ https://t.co/BL8S3GPdS3

[Alba Gilca @AlbaGilCa]

Y sin embargo, tenemos nombres tan comunes que no son mucho mejores... Dolores, Angustias, Soledad, Socorro, Encarnación...

[Constitución Española de 1978 @_constitucion78]

Nombres prohibidos en España por el Registro Civil

🔸Lucifer
🔸Hitler
🔸Bin Ladem
🔸Caín
🔸Judas
🔸Stanlin
🔸Culo
🔸Caca

[Alba Gilca @AlbaGilCa]

@JMCASTILLABARO @ComisionEuropea Qué tendrá que ver la velocidad con el tocino... se puede tener una red de aviación y una red de tren competitivas. No son excluyentes. Responden a diferentes necesidades.
No tiene sentido que de Barcelona-Alicante, estando tan cerca, sean unas 6-7h en tren...

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

On this day in 1957, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands signed the Treaty of Rome.

They laid the foundations for today’s European Union.

United in diversity, then and now 🇪🇺

[Richard Price @RichardinBXL]

This has new interest with the new 5th edition of the European Code Against Cancer explicitly recommending public transport as good means of getting more steps and exercise into your daily life.

Urban policy matters for health. Over reliance on cars makes us all less healthy.

[WHO/Europe @WHO_Europe]

Sedentary behaviour increases the risk of #Colorectal #Cancer.

Physical activity strengthens your immune system, helping fight abnormal cells before they turn cancerous.

#NCDs #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth