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Valéria Hartt
Brazil’s new head of cancer control sets out his strategy
Roberto de Almeida Gil is known for his easy smile. But the new director-general of Brazil’s National Cancer Institute (INCA) also has firm convictions and more than four decades of experience in oncology. He is clear that INCA – the…
Angelita Habr-Gama: putting Brazil on the cancer research leaderboard
Brazilian surgeon Angelita Habr-Gama changed the way that lower rectal cancer is treated when she discovered that many patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation for early rectal cancers showed no residual disease and yet were still undergoing abdominal perineal resections. She…
Cancer caused by occupational exposure needs urgent attention
What is the cancer burden associated with occupational exposure? A new review shows that the question needs urgent attention, given under-reporting and current difficulties in estimating the global burden. The review, in Molecular Oncology, highlights how millions of workers are…