The HOPE Project: New Initiatives in the Detection and Prevention of Hereditary Cancers

The article describes a study based on the HOPE project funded by the European Commission (under the Erasmus+ program) for the years 2018-2021 within an international partnership including institutions (universities, healthcare centres, non-governmental educational organisations and IT centres) from Bulgaria, France, Hungary and Romania. The HOPE project (2018-1-RO01-KA202-049189) aims to raise awareness to medical educational institutions, medical centres and specialists about the role that oncogenetics, as a medical branch, can play in the early detection and prevention of cancer.The article presents the findings of the research carried out on oncogenetics in Romania in terms of incidence, prevalence, mortality, strategies, genetic testing and counselling services, centres and programs. The article highlights the project’s further developments stemming from the research; these will help students acquire knowledge, competences and professional experience in the field of oncogenetics while specialists, patients and family members will be provided with a collection of useful and easy to use online tools meant to inform or monitor them about susceptibility to cancer.