Most cancer drugs introduced since 2004 provide low added value compared to previously approved medications, but have much higher prices, according to a French study presented at the congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology [more]
The ten-year results of the Multicentric Italian Lung Detection (MILD) trial demonstrated that prolonged screening with biennial low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) is safe and effective compared to annual test, leading to a comparable reduction in lung cancer (LC) mortality in subjects with negative baseline LDCT. [more]
Adriana Albini, the new editor in Chief of Cancerworld, is mentioned very high in the list of top 100,000 world scientists compiled by a group of experts of research methodology. [more]
The latest developments in the field of lung cancer were discussed last week in Barcelona (Spain) during the 20th edition of the World Conference on Lung Cancer organized by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). The focus of clinical studies ranged from screening to treatment of advanced disease. [more]
Stella Kyriakides, a medical psychologist with many years of experience in the field of social affairs, health and cancer prevention, will lead the health portfolio in the new European Commission, according to an announcement by [more]
Last year we asked you to let us know how you would like to continue reading Cancer World articles. You told us that, while some of you still prefer holding a print copy in your hands, [more]
If your ambition is to excel at the oncology career you have chosen, you have to find your own pathway to success. Anna Wagstaff talked to three early-career oncologists who are trying to do just [more]
While we’re pouring resources into learning what keeps cancer cells alive, with the aim of blocking their supply lines, there is next to no interest in the molecular pathways that end up choking the life [more]
A daughter and granddaughter of Russian heads of radiology, now living and working in southern Switzerland, medical oncologist Maria Nazinkina Del Grande is keen to play a part in bringing her two worlds closer together. [more]
Joined-up patient-centred care requires sharing of data between patients, oncologists, hospitals, labs, GPs, nurses and even social care. But as apps designed to gather and share this data proliferate, so does the risk that the [more]
Rare, hard to recognise, with primaries occurring at many different sites and associated with a wide variety of symptoms, tumours of the neuroendocrine system (NETs) are often detected too late to cure, and can be [more]
Obesity is overtaking tobacco as the leading preventable cause of cancer. Oncologists have an important role to play in informing patients and directing them towards assistance in making lifestyle changes. Antonio Di Meglio reviews the [more]
Working lives can be an important part of who we are, and many of us also need to work for financial reasons. Yet cancer survivors often have to struggle to get their working lives back [more]