The Project is structured around 11 Work Packages (WP), each of which addresses specific topics related to cancer research in Europe

The Work Packages are organized in two distinct Parts:

Part I (Research Collaboration) explores barriers to Research Collaboration in the EU in specific fields and shall make recommendations for overcoming these barriers. It is aimed at the following question:
Irrespective of the prospects generated by considerations of alternative legal, governance and financial matters, including article 169, what can be done to facilitate Cancer Research in the European Research Area?

Part II deals with some of the key issues which need to be examined in great detail in order to provide background into the development of an overall strategy for cancer research in the European Union. In other terms:
What could be done to enhance Cancer Research in the European Research Area by new application(s) of available legal, governance and financial considerations, including Article 169?

In addition to the Work Packages and their specific topics, there have been two themes identified which will cut across all Work Packages:

	Improving Cancer Research collaboration with new Member States of the European Union.
	Improving mobility of all involved in cancer research in the European Union.

At a second level,

The Scientific and Administrative Steering Committee coordinates all the reports from the Work Packages.

The Scientific Committee develops a strategy for Cancer Research in Europe, on the basis of reports issued by the Work Packages.

The Project structure is summarized in the following graph