Profiles

An oncologist committed to delivering a very personal, holistic care, Aleksandra Filipovic has grown into her current role at PureTech Health – a clinical stage biopharma company – where she is Head of Oncology, working with academic and industry scientists…

Clinical oncologist Mariam Kukhalashvili was only 32 when, in 2021, she was appointed head of the outpatient department at the Western Georgia Oncology Centre in Kutaisi – one of the largest and most up-to-date cancer services outside the capital Tbilisi.…

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…

Precision cancer medicine aims to improve diagnosis and treatment at the molecular level. Although genomics has influenced what precision medicine encompasses today, research is at a turning point. There is currently a common public (and often governmental) misconception that data…

The European cancer community has long had its ups and downs in its efforts to act in concert to promote policy and standards throughout its constituent countries, which differ widely in their healthcare systems and resources. There have been numerous…

Since 2008, rallies around World Cancer Day on the 4th of February, support collective actions for a healthier world without cancer. The current Covid19 pandemic which placed the medical staff in the front line of leading the battle against the…

A quarter of cancer patients who could benefit from radiotherapy do not receive it. As head of policy and partnerships, Chiara Gasparotto is positioning the European Society for Radiotherapy to make the case for better access and to alert policy…