Improving treatment of older patients and closing the East−West divide were the focus of a Community 365 Roundtable on Inequalities organised by the European Cancer Organisation on the 14th October. This event was the first [more]
Covid-19 has taught us that we need to think differently about many issues. One of the most important, in my view, is that we need to be ready to act quickly and decisively rather than [more]
The COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant threat for cancer patients, which deserve to be protected through immediate action on several levels all over Europe, according to a statement published today by the European Cancer Organisation [more]
Breast units staffed with specialist multidisciplinary teams deliver superior care and quality of life to women and men with breast cancer: this is the premise of the Manifesto on Breast Cancer Centres/Units that was discussed [more]
Two comprehensive reports addressing cancer care in Europe have been published recently: «Past and current approaches to cancer care may not be sufficient for tomorrow. We face limited resources and a demand for cancer that [more]
Journalists from China, Germany, India and Kenya have been recognised for their outstanding articles on cancer in the 2016 Cancer World Journalism Awards. The awards, organised by the European School of Oncology’s Cancer World magazine, [more]
As ECCO’s new President-elect, Philip Poortmans is the first person to have a full democratic mandate from across all ECCO’s 24 member societies which, between them, represent the full range of healthcare professionals involved in [more]
The call for submissions for the 2016 edition of the Cancer World Journalism Award is open: outstanding pieces of journalism that contributed to reshape the way we think about cancer will be awarded a prize of [more]
Health journalists from all over Europe are invited to apply for one of the 12 fellowships to attend the European Cancer Congress ECCO2017, which will be held in Amsterdam from 27-30 January 2017, with the [more]
Our new vocabulary gene, genome, molecular, targeted, personalised no longer inspires the confidence it once did, and as the cancer community prepares to gather at the 18th ECCO – 40th ESMO European Cancer [more]
Bridging the bench-to-bedside gap and promoting multidisciplinarity are pivotal to advancing research and improving patient treatment and care. The implementation and measurable outcomes of both ideals in everyday practice generally translate into increased dialogue and [more]
It’s been a frustrating couple of years for those anxious to see a single strong voice for oncology at a European level. But with the launch of the European CanCer Organisation at ECCO14, things may [more]