Patient groups are uniquely placed to challenge fears and misperceptions that hamper prevention and contribute to late diagnoses, poor treatment and the social isolation of patients. Acting locally but using the Internet they are now [more]
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Male breast cancer is a rare disease, accounting for less than 1% of all breast cancers worldwide but how does their disease differ from breast cancers in women? Fatima Cardoso explains why men should be [more]
Fourquet will become the first radio-oncologist to chair Europe’s major breast cancer conference, EBCC 7, in March. Here he argues that radio-oncologists need to be involved in the design stage of trials. Download full article
Neutropenia poses a serious threat to patients on chemotherapy – exposes them to infection, leads to delays in treatment and reductions in dose intensity. Awareness of the risks and prompt action are essential. Download full [more]
When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and a technique exists that could identify additional lesions in the same or the opposite breast, what possible reason could there be for not using it? Download [more]
A prospective, randomised trial has shown that standard adjuvant chemotherapy is superior to capecitabine in the treatment of women with breast cancer aged 65 years or older; on the basis of the results of this [more]
Imaging is performed in patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for disease staging and to identify the patients most likely to benefit from surgery. Two recent randomised trials compared conventional staging plus PET with [more]
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Deciding to start a family is the most momentous decision many people will ever take. For someone living with a cancer diagnosis, new life can seem particularly important, but it also carries particular risks. Download [more]
Keeping your life together when you have cancer is hard. To achieve this and still find the energy to work with other patients to influence decisions that shape the services and treatments you rely on [more]
Early aggressive treatment in patients whose cancer is likely to progress slowly, if at all, causes side-effects and reduces their quality of life for no benefit. Can active surveillance avoid this? Download full article
Advances in cancer surgery over the past couple of decades have led to significant increases in cure rates in many cancers. How can we ensure these new techniques don’t put at risk the gains of [more]