The Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved yesterday the rules for the prevention of discrimination and the protection of the rights of people affected by oncological diseases, known as the "law on oncological oblivion." In the Aula di Montecitorio, the approval, which occurred with 281 votes in favor and none against, was met with applause. The text will now be sent to the Senate for discussion by senators and final approval. If approved by the Senate, the document would establish the right to be forgotten following healing, or the right of people cured of an oncological pathology not to provide information or undergo investigations regarding their previous pathological condition in the cases referred to in this law. In addition, for the purposes of concluding or renewing contracts relating to banking, financial, investment, or insurance services, it is not permissible to request information regarding the state of health of the natural person contracting party regarding oncological diseases from which he or she has previously suffered and for which active treatment has been discontinued, without recurrence, for more than ten years at the time of the request. This duration would be halved if the disease appeared before the age of twenty-one. Lastly, for the purposes of access to competitive tendering procedures where the assessment of psychophysical requirements or requirements concerning the state of health of candidates is provided, it would be prohibited to request information regarding the state of health of the candidates themselves regarding oncological pathologies from which they have previously suffered and whose active treatment has ended, without recurrence, for more than ten years from the date of the last active treatment. Similarly, this period would be halved if the pathology appeared before the age of twenty-one. According to 2021 data from the Cancer Registry of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy, the mortality rate for all cancers decreased by approximately 10% in men and 8% in women between 2015 and 2021; however, the number of deaths increased by 0.6% for men and 2.0% for women, reaching 100,200 and 81,100 deaths respectively, as a result of an aging population.
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