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It’s no longer taboo to suggest that some metastatic breast cancers may be curable
It’s long been clear that, in most patients with metastatic HER-positive breast cancer, adding effective HER2 blockade to cytotoxics can result in very prolonged responses. Janet Fricker reports on the prospective trials building evidence on whether – and in whom…
Istanbul, Ankara take action on HPV vaccination, as government delays promised national programme
The two largest cities in Türkiye have stepped in to promote HPV vaccination at a local level, including free inoculation for young people from the poorest families, as the state fails to deliver on its commitment to add HPV to…
Could this dual approach be the frontier that finally gets immunotherapy to work for MSS colorectal cancer?
It is often said in medicine that the only true constant in facing life-threatening diseases is change. Nowhere is this more evident than in oncology, where advances in chemotherapy, targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and other novel agents continue to spark hope.…
Sleep & Cancer: Why Rest Matters More Than You Think?
Difficulty sleeping and disturbed sleep patterns are not uncommon among cancer patients, and alleviating these symptoms has always been integral to good cancer care. Now, mounting evidence of the impact that getting enough deep sleep can have on outcomes in…
Owning our successes is how we secure the future of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan
A surge in actions across the EU to improve cancer prevention, screening, and care of patients and survivors shows the success of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. We know that. To ensure continued support for cancer in the next seven-year funding…
Seeking to get pregnant when the cancer is advanced
Faced with the sudden knowledge that the life they had expected will be suddenly cut short, some women find hope and existential meaning in trying for a child that that will be theirs for their remaining time, and carry their…
How Indian centres slashed treatment drop-out rates in childhood cancer
Dedicated support from day 1 for families of children diagnosed with cancer has resulted in a reduction in children failing to complete their course of treatment from one in five to one in fifty. The result has been a significant…
China’s integrated cancer care guidelines ‘reflect self-confidence’ in the field of oncology
China’s oncologists now have access to guidelines which have been developed specifically for their patient population, incorporating locally generated evidence, and embracing holistic approaches to care, including appropriate use of Chinese traditional medicine. Tina Jiang was at the China Integrative…
Europe’s cancer agenda: how we keep it a priority in changing times
“I feel I’m among friends… we are all fighting the same battles.” This is how the former European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides greeted her audience at the European Cancer Summit at a session on November 20th devoted to her great…
Humour: an essential tool in cancer care and communication
“I don’t know what I’ll find in there. It could be cancer. In the best case, you’ll be stuck with a bag for the rest of your life.” Those are the words Paweł Grabowski, a fit and health-conscious 48-year-old from…