This clinically oriented educational programme has been designed for medical or clinical oncologists who wish to improve their skills or those who are preparing for the national board exam. The programme will expose participants to [more]
The European School of Oncology is pleased to announce the 4th edition of “ESO Prostate Cancer Observatory: innovation and care in the next 12 months”, which will be held during the EAU17 Congress on March [more]
The aim of this Masterclass is to provide an update of the role of endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal neoplasia. The Masterclass is specifically addressed to junior specialists and each topic will [more]
This 3-day ESO course is dedicated to clinical, technical and biological innovations in the management of cancer with emphasis on radiation oncology. Hot topics such as single and hypo-fractionated RT, stereotactic brain and body [more]
A brilliant visual campaign called «Know your Lemons» (hashtag #knowyourlemons), launched by a British charity to increase awareness about breast cancer prevention, become viral on social media, with over 7 million views in a few days just on Facebook alone. The [more]
With the death of Umberto Veronesi last November, the cancer world has lost one of its great leaders, and we at the European School of Oncology have lost our inspiration and founder. In this issue [more]
Umberto Veronesi passed away on the 8th of November 2016, at the end of a career dedicated to fighting cancer. During his long and productive life he made significant contributions to improving cancer care and [more]
The risk of developing breast cancer varies widely from woman to woman in ways we are increasingly able to define. Marc Beishon asks: Is it time to move to population screening for risk, and tailor mammography schedules – [more]
Efforts to improve symptom control near the end of life have received more attention in recent years, but the impact is often frustratingly small. Simon Crompton asks where we are going wrong. Seven years ago, [more]
The head of Medical Oncology at Ioannina University Hospital not only oversees ESMO’s prolific output of clinical guidelines, but also helps ensure that they can be sustainably delivered in his own country, where hospital budgets [more]
Evidence-based medicine is the cornerstone of medical practice, and yet clinicians are rarely offered training in the tricky business of finding, evaluating and making sense of the evidence they need. Anna Rouillard reports on an [more]
The European Commission has issued a warning about a 1 million projected shortfall in Europe’s clinical workforce by 2020 – with nursing shortages accounting for more than half the total. Marc Beishon reports on the [more]
Engaging the body’s own immune system in controlling cancer has long been an aspiration for cancer researchers and clinicians. This overview looks at progress towards that goal, and how it is changing the paradigm of [more]