Urology surgeon Nicola Nicolai proposes key criteria for sustainable services that provide each patient with access to the level of specialist services that they need. Debates about the benefits and drawbacks of centralising the planning [more]
Semir Beslija’s tenacious efforts have built the Sarajevo Oncology Institute from zero’ at the end of the war, to the regional centre of excellence and trusted trials centre it is today. The taxi driver who [more]
It’s long been the stuff of science fiction, but could the prospect of nanotechnology systems that deliver atomic bombs’ direct to cancer cells soon become reality? It’s a compelling vision: tiny particles, primed with a [more]
Stigma breeds silence, which fuels the fear and ignorance that feeds the stigma. Breaking this vicious circle not only makes life easier for people with cancer, but can also change public attitudes towards prevention and [more]
Since the concept of personalised cancer therapies first emerged, the picture has become so much more complex and challenging. “If it were not for the great variability between individuals, medicine might as well be a [more]
This Focus article presents a debate between two experts to try to understand more about why younger women with breast cancer tend to have a poorer prognosis than their older counterparts. Breast cancer in young [more]
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent in patients with breast cancer, and African American, Asian and younger women are disproportionally affected. PTSD is associated with adverse effects on psychological and physical health and might be [more]
Mariagrazia De Lisa is a second-year resident at the medical oncology department of the university hospital Ospedali Riuniti delle Marche, in Ancona, Italy. She came top out of 63 other students from 25 countries in [more]