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Simon Crompton
Cancer Journalism Award winners 2021
Outstanding journalism recognised in ESO Award Journalists from Italy, Germany and the UK have been recognised for their outstanding achievement in the 2021 Cancer Journalism Award, organised by the European…
PSA population screening is back in favour: here’s why
Five years ago, the idea of national screening programmes for prostate cancer had gone cold. The benefits of PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood testing, introduced as a screening tool in…
Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief: Adriana Albini Senior Associate Editor: Anna Wagstaff Core Contributing Writers: Marc Beishon, Rachel Brazil, Alberto Costa, Simon Crompton, Janet Fricker, Sophie Fessl, Anna Wagstaff International Panel: Valeria Hartt (South…
Cancer Journalism Award winners 2019-2020
Outstanding reporting recognised in ESO’s Cancer Journalism Award Journalists from Germany, Belgium, Kenya and Mexico have been recognised for their outstanding achievement in the 2019-20 Cancer Journalism Award, organised by…
Best Cancer Reporter Award winners (2006 – 2015)
2015 Best Cancer Reporter Award 1st Prize: Matthew Hill, BBC, UK2nd Prize: Patrice Goldberg, Matière Grise, Belgium 2014 Best Cancer Reporter Award 1st Prize: Steven Buist, Hamilton Spectator, CanadaJoint 2nd Prize:Katrin…
Precision care: supporting our patients starts with asking them what they want and need
Two weeks after receiving a brain tumour diagnosis, Martin was copied into an email from one of his healthcare team telling his GP that Martin was “understandably devastated by his…
Cancer-related fatigue: Might research into long-Covid help find causes and cures?
Long-term emotionally and physically debilitating fatigue is a fact of daily life for many who have had cancer. Awareness is low, causes mysterious, and physicians are often sceptical or plead…
Louis Denis: one of urology’s most influential and patient-facing physicians
20th January 1933 ‒ 28th July 2021 When Louis Denis described himself as a “free thinker”, as he often did, the statement went beyond a vague assertion of independence from…
Our pathways: advocates provide roadmaps for patients, clinicians and managers
Patient advocates have a collective understanding of the patient pathway, from the first suspicious symptoms to the realities of life as a survivor, that is unrivalled by any professionals. They…
Berlin pilot project brings precision care to the peripheries
A decade ago, men with metastatic prostate cancer could typically expect to live two to three years. The arrival of new hormone drugs such as abiraterone radically changed the odds,…