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Larry Leksell: The story of Elekta
“Tax planning was one major reason for the foundation of Elekta.” Larry Leksell says it with a smile that suggests he enjoys disrupting the mythology people create around founders. Most people expect a grand story of origin. A visionary revelation.…
CancerWorld #117 (July 2026)
We often describe progress in oncology through the language of innovation. New drugs. New technologies. New discoveries. Yet scientific breakthroughs rarely change cancer care on their own. They require people willing to pursue difficult ideas, build institutions, challenge accepted thinking,…
Between Theory and Bedside: What Early Palliative Care in Singapore Reveals About Cancer, Care, and the Limits of Knowledge
On paper, cancer care can be mapped, measured, and modelled. In practice, it is far less contained. For Charis Ng, a trainee health psychologist and PhD student, that gap between theory and lived reality became impossible to ignore during her…
The Right to Be Forgotten: Why Voluntary Measures are Not Enough for Cancer Survivors
On World Cancer Day, Commissioners Várhelyi and Albuquerque reaffirmed the European Commission’s commitment to the right to be forgotten for cancer survivors. Yet their announcement of non-binding guidance to financial institutions in 2026 falls significantly short of what survivors and…
Building Beyond the Bedside: Dr Mohamed Emam Sobeih’s Vision for the Future of Oncology
From crowded oncology wards in Cairo to international leadership in cancer education, Dr. Mohamed Emam Sobeih has built a career shaped by one central belief: treating cancer requires more than medicine alone. At the National Cancer Institute Egypt, where Dr…
Oncologists Urged to Have Open Discussion about CAM Use with Patients
CAM use linked to higher mortality in breast cancer patients A cohort study of women with breast cancer has shown that use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in association with traditional therapies was associated with higher mortality compared with…
Cancer is Universal. Meaning is Not!
She nodded when I said cancer. Only later did I understand that she had heard something else. The consultation unfolded with clinical precision. The translation was accurate. From a professional perspective, nothing was missing. And yet everything was. When I…
No Woman Left Behind: Dr Miriam Mutebi and the Quest for Equitable Cancer Care in Africa
In a breast clinic in Africa, fear often arrives before diagnosis. Women arrive convinced they have cancer. Some have discovered a lump only days earlier; others have lived with symptoms for years. Many have never been taught breast awareness. Others…
Immunotherapy’s Hidden Burden: Rethinking Toxicity in the Era of Breakthroughs
Immunotherapy has redefined cancer care—offering survival where little once existed, and in some cases, the possibility of long-term remission. But as its use expands across tumor types and earlier lines of treatment, a more complex reality is coming into focus:…
After the Bell: Rethinking Cancer Care Beyond Treatment
As cancer survival improves, a critical gap persists: the period after treatment, where psychological distress, identity disruption, and unmet needs remain insufficiently addressed in routine oncology care. A System Designed for Treatment, Not Transition “We have to be next to…