Number 18

Elderly patients deserve better

Editorial 1 May 2007 0

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]

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Tanja Cufer: all the confidence of new Europe

Cover Story 1 May 2007 0

Tanja Cufer, based in Slovenia’s main cancer centre, is fighting on every front, championing academic research, arguing over the structure of her country’s cancer services, agitating for holistic patient care. Far from playing catch-up with [more]

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When treatment gets under your skin…

Grandround 1 May 2007 0

EGFR inhibitors represent a bright hope for modern cancer therapies. But treatment comes at a price – an acne-like rash and other skin problems that can blight people’s lives. As these drugs become used more [more]

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Bringing personalised cancer treatments to the people

Drug Watch 1 May 2007 0

Personal genetic signatures may help assess a person’s risk of getting cancer, predict risk of recurrence, or identify the best treatment for them. At a Meet the Experts session, nine ASCO luminaries explained to press [more]

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Where East meets West

Senza categoria 1 May 2007 0

The fall of the Iron Curtain offered European oncology the chance to swell its ranks with new cadres, keen to learn and bursting with ideas and confidence. Christoph Zielinski, born of Polish emigrés and raised [more]

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MRI directive threatens the care of Europe’s cancer patients

Spotlight on 1 May 2007 0

If EU Physical Agents (EMF) Directive 2004/40/EC goes through in its current form, hospitals may have to stop using MRI or open themselves to the risk of being sued by employees. Campaigners are now hopeful [more]

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What radiation dose is safe in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer?

Impact Factor 1 May 2007 0

A recent study has found that high-dose radiation can be safely delivered for non-small-cell lung cancer provided careful consideration is given to the dose–volume relationship. Download full article

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Should patients with anaplastic oligodendroglial tumours receive adjuvant chemotherapy?

Impact Factor 1 May 2007 0

Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas are sensitive to chemotherapy, but the role and timing of chemotherapy remain controversial, according to the findings of a recent study. Download full article

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N e w s r o u n d

Senza categoria 1 May 2007 0

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Neither child nor adult

Patient Voice 1 May 2007 0

Should teenager cancer patients be treated as children or as adults? The answer is surely that they should be treated as teenagers – but that’s not an option available to many of them. Download full [more]

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Why so much medical research is rot

Focus 1 May 2007 0

If you trawl around looking for statistical relationships the chances are you will find some. Yet many researchers still assume such findings to be meaningful, and many readers are still all too ready to take [more]

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