Two sets of statistics have recently been published which together have major implications for Europe’s cancer patients of the future. In February the International Agency for Research on Cancer revealed that the number of new [more]
Tanja Cufer, based in Slovenia’s main cancer centre, is fighting on every front, championing academic research, arguing over the structure of her country’s cancer services, agitating for holistic patient care. Far from playing catch-up with [more]
EGFR inhibitors represent a bright hope for modern cancer therapies. But treatment comes at a price an acne-like rash and other skin problems that can blight people’s lives. As these drugs become used more [more]
Personal genetic signatures may help assess a person’s risk of getting cancer, predict risk of recurrence, or identify the best treatment for them. At a Meet the Experts session, nine ASCO luminaries explained to press [more]
The fall of the Iron Curtain offered European oncology the chance to swell its ranks with new cadres, keen to learn and bursting with ideas and confidence. Christoph Zielinski, born of Polish emigrés and raised [more]
If EU Physical Agents (EMF) Directive 2004/40/EC goes through in its current form, hospitals may have to stop using MRI or open themselves to the risk of being sued by employees. Campaigners are now hopeful [more]
A recent study has found that high-dose radiation can be safely delivered for non-small-cell lung cancer provided careful consideration is given to the dosevolume relationship. Download full article
Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas are sensitive to chemotherapy, but the role and timing of chemotherapy remain controversial, according to the findings of a recent study. Download full article
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Should teenager cancer patients be treated as children or as adults? The answer is surely that they should be treated as teenagers but that’s not an option available to many of them. Download full [more]
If you trawl around looking for statistical relationships the chances are you will find some. Yet many researchers still assume such findings to be meaningful, and many readers are still all too ready to take [more]