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What does it take to change the odds in cancer care? Innovation? Yes. But also: persistence. Collaboration. The refusal to accept that some lives matter less because of where they’re born. In this issue of CancerWorld, we focus not just…

I grew up around a lot of physicians,” begins Adrian Gottschalk, President and CEO of Foghorn Therapeutics, a biotech company redefining how we understand and treat complex diseases by targeting the chromatin regulatory system. “My late father was a professor…

The disparity in childhood cancer outcomes is one of the world’s most pressing health inequities. While over 80% of children with cancer are cured in high-income countries (HICs), survival drops to less than 30% in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).…

Every year, the Sjöberg Prize, established by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, honors researchers whose scientific discoveries in oncology are reshaping the understanding and treatment of cancer. The award stands alongside the most prestigious accolades in science, not only…

“I wanted to be a scientist when I grew up.” Boston. The city where old bricks and new ideas stand side by side. Where science, education, and innovation breathe together. The wind cuts through the streets of New England, sharp…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…