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Oncology Couch: The Shadows of another Dimension
What children with cancer may be teaching us about medicine, uncertainty, and what it means to be human There are conversations in oncology that begin with a question. And then there are conversations in which, somewhere along the way, the…
From 10% to More Than 50% Survival: Tanzania Transforms Childhood Cancer Care, But Challenges Remain
In Tanzania in the early 2000s, healthcare for children with cancer was very limited. The majority of affected children never reached a treatment centre and 90% of those who did, ultimately died1. Today, childhood cancer care has been transformed with…
Making Cancer Visible in Lusophone Africa: The Pathologist Who Built a System
Gevorg Tamamyan: Take me back before medicine. Who was Cesaltina Lorenzoni as a child in Mozambique, and what was the moment you knew you wanted to be a doctor? Cesaltina Ferreira Lorenzoni: I was born and raised in the capital…
Loizos Loizou: The Lifesaver
How Loizos Loizou helped build pediatric oncology in Cyprus from almost nothing—and why decades later, he is turning that experience outward. For more than four decades, Prof. Loizos Loizou has stood on the front line of pediatric oncology. But when he…
The Missing Link in Cancer Care: Can AI-supported patient navigation close the gap in LMICs?
For many people with cancer in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the greatest barrier is not that treatment is unavailable. It is that the path to treatment is fragmented, difficult to navigate, and easy to fall out of. A person…
Beyond Anxiety and Depression: A New Framework for Mental Health in Cancer Care
Emerging research suggests that understanding psychological wellbeing in people affected by cancer requires looking beyond traditional diagnostic categories. A cancer diagnosis is far more than a medical event. It can disrupt every aspect of a person's life, reshaping relationships, work,…
Lung tumours found to drive cachexia through direct brain signalling
A mouse model of lung cancer has uncovered a potential new therapeutic strategy for treating cancer cachexia. The study, published in Science on 2 July, found that Lkb1-mutant lung tumours—a common subtype of lung cancer—can communicate directly with the brain…
The Patient’s Voice May Be One of Oncology’s Best Prognostic Tools
Large meta-analysis suggests patient-reported outcomes complement traditional clinical assessment. Despite advances in imaging, molecular profiling, and biomarkers, accurately estimating how long a patient with cancer is likely to survive remains challenging. Now, a large analysis involving data from more than…
Life After Cancer Has No Borders: Is Moving Abroad as an AYA a Good Idea?
What moving across eight countries taught me about survivorship, resilience, and the hidden barriers facing young adult cancer survivors. When Cancer Changes Everything Having cancer means that the life you know—your dreams, hobbies, relationships, and plans for the future—may suddenly…
Protecting Europe’s Cancer Care Model in a Changing World
Key discussions and priorities from the 2026 Cancer Patients Europe Annual Meeting As Europe faces growing pressure on its healthcare systems, Cancer Patients Europe (CPE) brought together patient representatives, policymakers, clinicians, researchers, and industry leaders in Brussels from 24 to…