MEPs join forces against cancer
Europe could do so much more to boost cancer research and ensure all its citizens get good quality treatment. Now a group of politicians has got together to make sure it does. Download full article
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Award for journalist who exposed failings in Hungary’s cancer services
Viktória Kun, Health Correspondent on the leading Hungarian national daily newspaper Népszabadság, is one of two winners* of this year’s ACE (Awarding Cancer Enlightenment) Reporters’ Award. Here we reprint an article in which she highlights [more]
Minimising radiotherapy in children with rhabdomyosarcoma
US and European paediatric oncologists are finally finding common ground over which patients need potentially damaging aggressive local treatment, and which can be spared. Download full article
Could COX-2s stage a comeback in cancer?
Hopes for a drug that could inhibit colorectal cancer took a knock last year due to revelations of serious side-effects. But a combination therapy may now offer a way forward. Download full article
When alternative becomes mainstream
Evidence base or no evidence base, complementary and alternative medicine use in Europe is edging closer to the rates reported in the US. Can Europe’s doctors learn anything from their American colleagues about how to [more]
The no-computer virus
Costs, compatibility and patient privacy have all been cited as reasons why patient records cannot be computerised. But the inability, and reluctance, of doctors and hospitals to use information technology more widely is killing thousands [more]
The grief that cannot speak its name
The loss of a sibling can lead to endless suffering when the loss is not given the attention it requires and when grief work is incomplete. A courageous victim of sibling loss tells how she [more]
A stronger voice within Europe
An opportunity is opening up for Europe’s cancer community to increase its influence over health and research policies, by overcoming its fragmentation to speak with a single voice. Download full article
John Smyth: unity is strength
John Smyth likes to get things done. Head of a major research centre and member of EMEA’s scientific advisory committee, he argues for closer cooperation between academia and industry. He also wants a stronger voice [more]
On the road to a single European cancer society
Members of the Federation of European Cancer Societies are debating how to present a united front to win a better deal for research and treatment. But how can disciplines with different priorities and agendas speak [more]
Cancer vaccines edge towards success
A number of cancer vaccines are now entering the final stage of clinical development. Are vaccines finally on their way to enjoying mainstream success in the oncology arena? Download full article
Balancing safety against need
When Pfizer followed Merck & co in withdrawing one of their COX-2 inhibitors from the market owing to increased risks of cardiovascular complications, it provided a timely reminder that medicines are not without their risks. [more]
José Baselga: playing to Europe’s strengths
It took José Baselga just a few years to build the oncology department at Barcelona’s Vall d’Hebron hospital from a few shabby consulting rooms to a leading centre for research into targeted therapies. Europe has [more]