Number 29

Emaciated but not unloved Patients and carers need support to cope with the distressing effects of cachexia

Patient Voice 1 May 2009 0

Images of gaunt, wasted bodies are shocking and often linked to feelings of shame, blame or guilt. When patients with advanced cancer begin to look this way, the problem lies with the cancer more than [more]

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Europe’s rare cancer community calls for a more radical approach

Systems & Services 1 May 2009 0

The genomic era offers enormous potential for patients with rare cancers, but progress is being held back by structures that separate research from care, regulatory practices that penalise small patient populations, and rules that restrict [more]

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Europe’s nurses: an untapped resource

Editorial 1 March 2009 0

Ambulatory care services are coming under huge pressure from the steady rise in the number of cancer patients who require long-term follow-up. Facilities are overcrowded, staff overstretched, and extended clinic waiting times are becoming the [more]

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Emiel Rutgers: a surgeon for the genomic era

Cover Story 1 March 2009 0

Emiel Rutgers was ‘tailoring’ his therapies long before the term was popularised. He pioneered breast conservation and neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in the Netherlands against opposition, but was also an advocate, just as controversially, of complete mastectomy [more]

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New oncoplastic techniques can avoid mastectomy

Grandround 1 March 2009 0

New oncoplastic techniques are revolutionising the surgical management of breast cancer in much the same way that breast conserving surgery did in the 1970s. These technically demanding procedures are used as alternatives to mastectomy in [more]

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New drug combinations are not the solution: Sweden’s screening guru argues early detection is what works in breast cancer

Senza categoria 1 March 2009 0

If caught early, only the most aggressive breast cancers require any treatment beyond surgery, says László Tabár. He wants governments to provide effective population screening from the age of 40, and he would like medical [more]

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Helping women make the right choices: Europa Donna launches Breast Health Day

Spotlight on 1 March 2009 0

A variety of factors are now known to contribute to raising women’s risk of developing breast cancer. Ensuring key messages on breast health become as familiar as themessage ‘ Smoking is bad for your health’may [more]

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Which questions remain unanswered following the successful development of sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma?

Impact Factor 1 March 2009 0

In patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma who have a good performance status and Child—Turcotte—Pugh class A liver function, sorafenib represents a new standard of care. Download full article

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How does extended lymphadenectomy influence practical care for patients with gastric cancer?

Impact Factor 1 March 2009 0

A recent study showed no benefit from extending lymphadenectomy beyond D1+ in gastric cancer. Adequate lymphadenectomy at high-volume institutions is essential for locoregional control and survival in this group of patients. Download full article

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Newsround

Senza categoria 1 March 2009 0

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