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August 2020
Help make Race for the Cure® 2020 the biggest sporting event ever
2020 is a special year with unprecedented challenges. The pandemic has slowed down both prevention and treatment opportunities for cancer patients. This is why Think Pink Europe together with 36…
COVID-19 diagnostic delays predicted to increase cancer deaths
Substantial increases in the number of avoidable cancer deaths in England are predicted as a result of diagnostic delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, report two modeling studies published in…
Prognostic biomarkers: could they help doctors, patients and families to better navigate the end of life?
“We had to explain that the reason she had broken her hip was because she was getting weaker and essentially dying… At that stage knowing whether Mum had days or…
20-year WHI follow-up study finds oestrogen selectively protects against breast cancer in women who have undergone hysterectomy
A 20-year follow-up of the two Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) hormone replacement studies found that, among postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy, use of oestrogen in comparison to placebo was associated…
Rare cancer care: Are European Reference Networks delivering on the promise?
With a bigger role for European Reference Networks foreseen for Europe’s post-pandemic future, we ask: are they fulfilling their mandate to improve the quality of diagnostics and care for patients…