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Cancer-associated thrombosis: awareness and action can save many lives

Cancer and the effects of treatment increase the risk of blood clots considerably, with venous thromboembolism being the second most common cause of death in patients with cancer. Rachel Brazil asks how we ensure the [more]
Rapid palliation of bone mets: it’s effective and easy, so why aren’t we all doing it?

Palliative radiotherapy of painful bone metastases is a highly effective way to support quality of life for the many people who live with incurable cancers that have spread to the bone. Rapid access services dedicated [more]
Thank you virologists! – Nobel Prize spotlights virus-associated cancers

With the 2020 Nobel Prize going to three scientists who led on the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, Adriana Albini acknowledges the valuable contributions that these and other virologists have made over many decades [more]
A silver lining: Could changes forced by the pandemic point to better ways to conduct our clinical trials?

Pragmatic adjustments to trial protocols were seen to be essential during the Covid-19 pandemic to avoid trials being abandoned or delayed. Most changes involved reducing the requirements for travelling to centralised trials centres and reducing [more]
Their fingers on the button: why neglecting radiation therapists is no longer an option

Can you be sure that the person who positions you on the radiotherapy table and delivers your prescribed dose has received the necessary training and education? Europe’s radiation therapist profession are working hard to ensure [more]