Policy
Croatia’s cancer plan showcases the value of European cancer collaboration
Croatia has caught up with the rest of the EU in adopting a national cancer control plan. Sophie Fessl looks at how using EU guidance drawn from experiences of other…
A silver lining: Could changes forced by the pandemic point to better ways to conduct our clinical trials?
Pragmatic adjustments to trial protocols were seen to be essential during the Covid-19 pandemic to avoid trials being abandoned or delayed. Most changes involved reducing the requirements for travelling to…
Could covid-19 boost interest in drug repurposing in oncology?
Could the frantic search for drugs to treat patients severely affected by the covid-19 virus be a shot in the arm for new cancer treatments? There have been many headlines…
On a mission to beat cancer
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind – the words Neil Armstrong pronounced as he completed humankind’s first mission to the moon, will – if the European…
How retractions are helping cancer research
In 2015, cancer researcher Anil Potti – back then associated with Duke University in Durham, North Carolina – was found guilty of research misconduct by a US federal investigation led…