Number 20

Passing on the baton

Editorial 1 September 2007 0

Twenty-five years ago, a wealthy Italian industrialist who had been undergoing treatment for arthritis for a year found out that he was in fact suffering from prostate cancer, which had metastasised to the bone. He [more]

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Michael Stevens: curing the whole child

Cover Story 1 September 2007 0

When paediatric oncologist Michael Stevens talks ‘grades’ with parents, he is as likely to be discussing their child’s schooling as their cancer. If young patients are to have a future, you must look at their [more]

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It’s creative chaos in the colorectal cancer clinic

Grandround 1 September 2007 0

After years of relying on 5FU, colorectal cancer clinicians now have a wealth of targeted therapies and combination protocols to choose from. The question is, what to use in which patients and when? Download full [more]

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Healthcare rationing: the moral dilemma

Senza categoria 1 September 2007 0

If Europe is to ensure that the latest therapies can be made available to all cancer patients who might benefit, getting maximum value from every euro spent on health will be essential. But who is [more]

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The birth of the breast unit: a Florentine tale

Senza categoria 1 September 2007 0

The story of how breast care in Europe moved from one-size-fits-all mutilating mastectomy towards a model of care tailored to the individual, stressing breast conservation and delivered by multidisciplinary breast teams is one that workers [more]

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Polish reporter wins ESO award for coverage of colonoscopy screening

Senza categoria 1 September 2007 0

Colonoscopy screening has the potential to save thousands of lives, but only if the public is prepared to go along with it. Polish journalist Pawel Walewski won the ESO Best Reporter Award 2007 for his [more]

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ESO marks 25 years of championing excellence in cancer education

Spotlight on 1 September 2007 0

The European School of Oncology was set up in 1982 to help prevent needless death and suffering by educating Europe’s young cancer doctors. ESO looks to a future where all patients are treated by specialist [more]

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Is stereotactic radiosurgery the best treatment option for patients with spinal metastases?

Impact Factor 1 September 2007 0

Results of new research show that high-precision radiotherapy, such as radiosurgery, represents an alternative to conventional irradiation for painful spinal metastases in selected patients with a favourable survival prognosis. Download full article

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Could a pelvic and abdominal symptom index assist in early detection of ovarian cancer?

Impact Factor 1 September 2007 0

Findings from a recent study indicate that the novel Goff symptom index is a first step in identifying women at high risk of having ovarian cancer. Further evaluation is required, however, before it is widely [more]

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N E W S R O U N D

Senza categoria 1 September 2007 0

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Don’t look away

Patient Voice 1 September 2007 0

In the second part of our series on Living with the consequences, survivors of head and neck cancer talk about the social isolation and despair of living with mutilated faces and struggling to talk, chew [more]

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How cancer hit the Romanian political agenda

Systems & Services 1 September 2007 0

Romania’s forgotten cancer patients erupted onto the public scene when they staged a demonstration outside the Ministry of Health in May. Things will never be the same again… Download full article

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