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CancerWorld #120 (October 2026)
Science is moving at extraordinary speed. We can identify mutations once invisible, develop drugs that destroy proteins previously considered untouchable, and transform diagnoses that once offered little hope. Yet a patient can still wait too long for treatment. A brilliant…
“Hope is Constant “: From Isolation and Fear to Connection, Purpose, and Global Impact
Hope as a Guiding Mantra One of my friends, a retired oncology nurse in Scotland, where I live, has become a source of hope for my family and me, and her words have become a mantra: hope is constant. Prior…
Prevention messages: negotiating the tricky interface between medicine and popular culture
“Cigarettes are shit.” The slogan is neither creative nor informative, yet it had an impact beyond all expectations in Poland in 1994. These were the early days of post-communism: tobacco companies were making the most of the opportunities of the…