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Stella Kyriakides: using her voice to improve health in Europe
There are some politicians who get involved in health and have to reverse-engineer a narrative about their life and the choices they made to explain where they ended up. Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, is not…
Manfred Wirth: a tribute to a pioneer of urological advancement in Europe
Cancerworld mourns the loss of Professor Manfred Wirth, a leading light in European urology. His remarkable contributions to the field earned him the esteemed Willy Gregoir Medal, marking him as a true pioneer. We share here the tribute from the…
Telemedicine in the cancer continuum: the two digital dimensions of Continuity of Care
The second phase of the Sharing Progress in Cancer Care (SPCC) project on Telemedicine in Cancer Care started with the “Telemedicine in Cancer Care Continuum: implementation and integration”, an on-line conference which took place on 6-7 May 2022 with the…
Precision testing – moving into the limelight
Introduction Over the last years, interest in precision testing in oncology has increased dramatically. Precision testing allows the tailoring of medical treatment or drug administration to the individual molecular characteristics of a given patient’s tumour. As such, it is part…
In memoriam Louis Denis
We remember with immense fondness Louis Denis, a great urologist and patient advocate, and a warm, funny and kind human being, who died on July 21 2021. Louis was among the ‘founding fathers’ of the European School of Oncology. His…
SPCC task force raises awareness of malnutrition and cachexia in cancer patients
Key points The presence of cachexia is being recognised to have a negative impact on surgery and immune therapy. In the absence of pharmacological therapies multimodal treatments, such as nutrition and exercise, should be used in cachexia patients. Surveys reveal…
Help make Race for the Cure® 2020 the biggest sporting event ever
2020 is a special year with unprecedented challenges. The pandemic has slowed down both prevention and treatment opportunities for cancer patients. This is why Think Pink Europe together with 36 charities takes the initiative to mobilise people from all over…
Solange Peters: ESMO President
The second woman ever to hold the ESMO presidency, Solange Peters brings to the role impressive clinical and research experience in lung cancer, one of the most challenging and fast-moving areas of oncology. Cancer World asked her about how ESMO…
The burden of thyroid cancer increases worldwide
The global burden of thyroid cancer is increasing worldwide, according to a cross-sectional study with data from 195 countries just published in Jama Network Open. The study, by Jun Lyu and colleagues from the Jinan University in Guangzhou, China, evaluated…
AACR: cancer vaccine combination shows clinical activity in advanced solid tumors
According to an industry-funded, preliminary clinical trial presented at the AACR Virtual Annual Meeting currently underway, a personalized cancer vaccine in combination with the PD-L1 inhibitor atezolizumab appears to be well tolerated and to show modest clinical benefit in patients…