Bridging the bench-to-bedside gap and promoting multidisciplinarity are pivotal to advancing research and improving patient treatment and care. The implementation and measurable outcomes of both ideals in everyday practice generally translate into increased dialogue and [more]
Social and economic progress over the course of the last century has helped people in many countries enjoy longer, healthier lives. Public health, by and large, has improved and health interventions are now available to [more]
In early March the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), a UN agency, issued its annual report highlighting yet again the plight of millions of people around the world who continue to suffer acute [more]
What if you could prescribe your patients a therapy that had proven powers to lift quality of life, boost psychological well-being, improve cardiorespiratory and physical fitness, and reduce fatigue? Download full article
Europe’s women are much more likely to survive a cancer diagnosis than their male counterparts. According to EUROCARE-4, after adjusting for age and casemix, 54.6% of the women diagnosed between 1995 and 1999 survived for [more]
Two recent reports are flagging up a problem of near crisis proportions that is leading to unnecessary disease progression, reduced quality of life or even death, and costs an estimated $150 $300 billion annually in [more]
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]
According to the media version, an individual who develops cancer embarks on a battle’ those who win are cured, while those who lose die. This simplistic story overlooks the many whose cancer is brought [more]
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]
In mid-March 2007, the breast cancer world will again converge on the beautiful Swiss town of St Gallen, for what will be the 10th Anniversary Conference on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer. Download [more]
Recent headlines in the UK press have again put the issue of pharmaceutical company sponsorship of cancer initiatives under the spotlight, rekindling the debate about its dangers and its merits. Whenever a non-profit advocacy, patient [more]
Cancer has a pretty poor public image. Myths and misconceptions fuel negative attitudes and ignorance about the disease. The media, in turn, can either fuel these misconceptions, or it can challenge them. Download full article
That all cancer patients should have the right to quality care is something we can all agree on. But there have been few attempts to define exactly what this means. After a lengthy consultation exercise, [more]