Passing on the baton
Twenty-five years ago, a wealthy Italian industrialist who had been undergoing treatment for arthritis for a year found out that he was in fact suffering from prostate cancer, which had metastasised to the bone. He [more]
September 2007
Michael Stevens: curing the whole child
When paediatric oncologist Michael Stevens talks grades’ with parents, he is as likely to be discussing their child’s schooling as their cancer. If young patients are to have a future, you must look at their [more]
It’s creative chaos in the colorectal cancer clinic
After years of relying on 5FU, colorectal cancer clinicians now have a wealth of targeted therapies and combination protocols to choose from. The question is, what to use in which patients and when? Download full [more]
Healthcare rationing: the moral dilemma
If Europe is to ensure that the latest therapies can be made available to all cancer patients who might benefit, getting maximum value from every euro spent on health will be essential. But who is [more]
The birth of the breast unit: a Florentine tale
The story of how breast care in Europe moved from one-size-fits-all mutilating mastectomy towards a model of care tailored to the individual, stressing breast conservation and delivered by multidisciplinary breast teams is one that workers [more]
Polish reporter wins ESO award for coverage of colonoscopy screening
Colonoscopy screening has the potential to save thousands of lives, but only if the public is prepared to go along with it. Polish journalist Pawel Walewski won the ESO Best Reporter Award 2007 for his [more]
ESO marks 25 years of championing excellence in cancer education
The European School of Oncology was set up in 1982 to help prevent needless death and suffering by educating Europe’s young cancer doctors. ESO looks to a future where all patients are treated by specialist [more]
Is stereotactic radiosurgery the best treatment option for patients with spinal metastases?
Results of new research show that high-precision radiotherapy, such as radiosurgery, represents an alternative to conventional irradiation for painful spinal metastases in selected patients with a favourable survival prognosis. Download full article
Could a pelvic and abdominal symptom index assist in early detection of ovarian cancer?
Findings from a recent study indicate that the novel Goff symptom index is a first step in identifying women at high risk of having ovarian cancer. Further evaluation is required, however, before it is widely [more]
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Don’t look away
In the second part of our series on Living with the consequences, survivors of head and neck cancer talk about the social isolation and despair of living with mutilated faces and struggling to talk, chew [more]
How cancer hit the Romanian political agenda
Romania’s forgotten cancer patients erupted onto the public scene when they staged a demonstration outside the Ministry of Health in May. Things will never be the same again… Download full article