They could be alive today
Every year thousands of people die unnecessarily from cancer because their care is sub-optimal or arrives too late. Europe has known where the problems are for more than a decade and has the knowledge to [more]
2005
What do animal experiments really tell us?
Do animal models reliably predict toxic effects in humans, or are they actually blocking development of vital new drugs? Two recent major health scares have reignited the old debate. Download full article
EPO rules on contested gene patent
The European Patent Office (EPO) has decided that the European patent on mutations in breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility (EP 705903) is to be maintained in amended form. Download full article
Tackling cancer: the view from Brussels
Things seem to have gone quiet at the EC since 2000, when Europe Against Cancer a concerted programme aimed at reducing cancer deaths by 15% came to an end. Where is Europe concentrating [more]
Vince DeVita: the view from the top
As director of the NCI between 1980 and 1988, Vince DeVita was a Commander in Chief of America’s War on Cancer. He has little time for those who now criticise the plan of attack [more]
Rising to the challenge in the developing world
Most cancer deaths are in the developing world and the problem is set to escalate, yet cancer has never received the attention given diseases such as AIDS and malaria. Equipping less-developed health systems with the [more]
Does your hospital pass the palliative care test?
In a bid to raise standards in palliative care, ESMO has drawn up a list of criteria that hospitals must fulfill to qualify as centres of excellence. Would your hospital pass the test? Download full [more]
Neoadjuvant studies offer mixed messages
Three recent papers have failed to confirm any clear benefit of neoadjuvant treatment on overall survival. But its value in minimising the extent of surgery and its potential for greater survival effect using newer drugs [more]
Cancer vaccine for CML shows promise
Vaccines have long been seen as a potentially attractive option for treating cancer. Now a group targeting a peptide that plays a key role in CML think they may be onto a winner. Download full [more]
Symptom management at the touch of a button
Side-effects of chemotherapy are nasty and can be dangerous. But soon patients may be able to log symptoms and receive prompt advice or, if necessary, medical attention, using nothing but a mobile phone… and a [more]
Oncology under the microscope
This latest edition of Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology is a one-stop shop for everything you ever wanted to know about oncology. Download full article
Who pays the piper…
The world’s largest sponsor of medical research has brought open access one step closer by setting time limits for research it funds to be published online. Download full article
The power of words
Blogging a novel form of Internet communication is starting to enter the cancer world. A blogger’ is someone who posts their thoughts and opinions to an online journal (called a web log’ or [more]