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European oncology
YOGI: Building a European Community for Young Oncologists in GI
Research opportunities, mentorship and training still vary widely for young oncologists across Europe. YOGI – Young Oncologists in GI – aims to bridge those gaps by creating a community built around collaboration, education and shared opportunities. Becoming an oncologist today…
44 Years of Vision. A New Era for Oncology Education
After more than four decades under the leadership of Alberto Costa, the European School of Oncology enters a new chapter with Rossella Blasi as CEO. The transition brings together the legacy of Umberto Veronesi’s founding vision and the challenge of…
Beyond the Checkpoint: What Comes After PD-1?
When the first signals of modern immunotherapy began to emerge a little over a decade ago, many of us realised that oncology was about to change forever. I still remember the sense of astonishment when we saw the first durable…
Umberto Veronesi and the European School Of Oncology
The idea of creating a "European School of Oncology" came to Umberto Veronesi in the mid-1970s, when the Americans announced the effective implementation of the strategic plan against cancer signed by President Nixon in 1973, the National Cancer Act. He…