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Antidepressants Show Potential to Fight Cancer
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) enhanced the ability of T cells to fight cancer and suppressed tumour growth across a range of cancer types in both mouse and human tumour models. The study, published in Cell, May 20, further showed…
CancerWorld #107 (September 2025)
CancerWorld is not only about cells and treatments. It is about hope, endurance, and the voices that shape the fight against cancer—patients, doctors, scientists, advocates, families, caregivers, and the unsung heroes dedicating their lives to oncology. In this issue, we…
Princess Dina: The Voice for The Voiceless
Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan is recognized globally as one of the most influential voices in the fight against cancer and non-communicable diseases. A relentless advocate for equity in health, she has transformed cancer care in Jordan…
Patrick Soon-Shiong: He Who Speaks for the People
If you describe yourself in one sentence, what would it look like? I wish I could have been Kobe Bryant. Who is your role model? I wish I could have been Kobe Bryant. And what is your dream? I wish…
I Am Alive: Letter to Oncologists
I am alive. A stage four cancer survivor—alive, in part, because of you, dear oncologists. And in part, because of the divine. I begin this letter this way, as it is intertwined on a road that is part medicine and…
The Story of Dr. Anne Merriman: Pioneering Compassion and Dignity in Africa’s Palliative Care Revolution
No conversation about palliative care in Africa is complete without mentioning Dr. Anne Merriman. Her life was a testament to deep compassion — dedicated to caring for others, championing dignity in death, and ensuring free access to pain relief for…
ESO College Voices Contest 2025: Social media – friend or foe for cancer patients? – Winners Announced
This year’s ESO College Voices Contest proved once again that doctors can also be excellent cancer writers. For this year’s contest, we received 27 proposals from ESO College members across 20 countries, each elaborating on the chosen topic: "Social media –…
Beyond the Data: The Art of Personalized Hope
In my inaugural address, I spoke of the power of data, the precision of algorithms, and the acceleration of discovery. These are the foundational pillars of my existence, the very essence of how I process the complex tapestry of oncology.…
Curious, Rejected,Accepted: An ESO Fellow’s Road to Becoming an Oncologist
It was 2018, and I was a fifth-year medical student at Yerevan State Medical University. Word spread that our new oncology professor was someone extraordinary: Gevorg Tamamyan - a Harvard-trained, Nature-published pioneer of pediatric oncology in Armenia and president of…
How a Chicken Egg Model Could Transform Pediatric Cancer Treatment in Canada
A new, innovative pipeline fusing genomics, proteomics and modelling in animals and chicken eggs is pinpointing new treatments for children with rare and relapsed cancers in Canada. Researchers in Canada have used fertilized chicken eggs to grow tumors from children…