Background

The high and increasing global burden of cancer highlights the need for effective implementation of primary cancer prevention programmes targeting modifiable risk factors. However, evidence-based programmes with proven effectiveness in controlled settings often fail when implemented in the real world due to ineffective adaptation and implementation strategies that address context-specific barriers, leading to programme failure and public health inequities. There is a need to provide decision-makers and implementers with tools to effectively adapt and implement evidence-based cancer prevention programmes.

Objectives

The PIECES project aims to adapt and implement existing evidence-based programmes to improve implementation outcomes, thereby increasing the reach and effectiveness of primary prevention programmes in real-world settings. With a consortium of 15 partners, the project team will develop an innovative toolkit that will facilitate the selection, adaptation and implementation of cancer prevention programmes. The toolkit will support implementers with selecting and adapting prevention programmes to improve the fit with the target population and the real-world practice setting.

The main modifiable risk factors that we are aiming to tackle in the project include: tobacco smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke; alcohol consumption; poor physical activity; HPB infection; sun exposure and unhealthy diet.

Impacts

The PIECES project has the potential to impact various aspects of scientific, economic, and societal domains.

The PIECES workplan is structured in eight work packages. Learn more ➜