Lung cancer kills more people in Europe than any other type of cancer, yet efforts to monitor and improve standards of treatment and care have lagged behind those of less fatal cancers, such as breast [more]
How far can private and philanthropic providers meet the rapidly rising need for cancer detection, treatment and care in low- and middle-income countries? Sandhya Srinivasan reports on a high-profile debate involving economists, policy makers, clinicians [more]
Generics markets are gearing up for the expiry of patents on some of the first targeted cancer drugs. Its good news for greater access, but patients want reassurance that switching to generics wont put them [more]
The World Oncology Forum is challenging global policy makers to face the reality that current approaches to controlling cancer are not fit for purpose. An invitation to Davos shows they may be listening, but do [more]
How do we allow such behaviour among colleagues? asks the author, after experiencing what its like to feel vulnerable and in pain when your doctor doesnt seem to care. This article was first published in [more]
A new model for caring for depression in cancer patients shows how much can be achieved even on a tight budget. That being diagnosed with cancer carries an increased risk of depression is perhaps not [more]
Doctors in Tel Aviv teamed up with a photojournalist to learn more about the role of the unsung heroes who place their patientcompanion at the heart of their world. This article was first published in [more]
Nurses are not the only ones who care and can nurture, support and explain things to patients who are scared and vulnerable, says pioneering cancer nurse Shelley Dolan. But they are the only health professionals [more]
With all the investigations, imaging and testing involved in personalising treatments, it can be hard to remember to listen to what the patient is saying. One doctor keeps a letter with him as a permanent [more]
It was stumbling across a poster for a meeting about cancer in the developing world that turned journalist Joanne Silberner from a sceptic into a believer, and prompted her to do her bit to change [more]
Every year thousands of people die unnecessarily from cancer because their care is sub-optimal or arrives too late. Europe has known where the problems are for more than a decade and has the knowledge to [more]