Expert cancer surgery: could VR help speed up and standardise training?
Spinal surgeon Bronek Boszczyk has said that training in complex surgery is like having to learn the violin during a full orchestral concert. The training revolves around closely supervised surgery…
A blood test for early detection of any cancer: What’s the ideal? Are we getting there?
Earlier cancer diagnosis could make a huge difference to cancer survival rates – only two in ten of those diagnosed after their cancer has metastasised survive, compared with nine in…
Immunotherapy: three studies point to potential strategies to improve response
Over the past 10 years, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed the therapeutic landscape of cancer, becoming standard treatments for metastatic melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, head and neck cancer, and…
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Improving outcomes in elderly patients taking multiple medications
For older patients with cancer, taking multiple medications can result in toxic chemotherapy side effects and even the need to stop cancer treatment. The cohort study, published in Cancer, 24th…
New digital training for cancer professionals to produce better care for patients
An innovative, two-year pilot project to enhance the digital skills of cancer care professionals in Europe has just begun. This initial effort focuses on a total of 9,000 caregivers at…
The Working with Cancer Pledge
Did you know that 50% of all people with cancer are afraid to tell their employers? But not enough company leaders and companies are aware of this fact. So, this…
World Pancreatic Cancer Day
World Pancreatic Cancer Day is an initiative of the World Pancreatic Cancer Coalition. It is a day that unites the world’s population in the fight against pancreatic cancer during Pancreatic…
This is the one event you cannot afford to miss!
The European Cancer Summit 2022, organised by the European Cancer Organisation, will feature thought leaders in cancer care – from across Europe and beyond. What you hear during two days…
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‘Fragile’ cancer patients hit by Turkish earthquake need urgent support
Hakan Büyükhatipoğlu was at home with his family in Gaziantep at 4.17 in the morning of 6th February when the earthquake struck. The epicentre of that first quake was less…
