Major changes ahead

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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]

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, the great majority now read the magazine on ... [ more ]

How to become the best cancer doctor you can be

11 September 2019 1

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]

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 that, and asked them what worked, ... [ more ]

Is precision medicine ignoring people dying of cancer?

11 September 2019 0

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]

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 out of cancer patients, or... [ more ]

Maria Nazinkina Del Grande: bridging two worlds

11 September 2019 0

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]

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. She’s fin... [ more ]

The future is digital – but is it safe?

11 September 2019 0

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]

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 da... [ more ]

NETs – Why this master of disguise needs careful handling

11 September 2019 0

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]

Rare, hard to recognise, with primaries occurring at many di erent 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 a cruel burden to... [ more ]

Obesity and cancer

11 September 2019 0

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]

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 review... [ more ]

Surviving in the workplace: Why it’s so hard and how we can make it easier

11 September 2019 0

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]

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 on track. Rights, attitudes and policies cou... [ more ]

The body after treatment: Do we do enough to protect our patients’ self-image?

11 September 2019 0

Studies indicate that a significant proportion of patients live to regret saying ‘yes’ to cancer treatments because of the impact on how they look, function or feel. Simon Crompton talks to patients and physicians about [more]

Studies indicate that a significant proportion of patients live to regret saying ‘yes’ to cancer treatments because of the impact on how they look, function or feel. Simon Crompton talks to patients and physicians about how oncolo... [ more ]

Real world evidence: why we patients need it, and how we can get it

11 September 2019 0

Roger Wilson is a leading voice in cancer patient advocacy. He has been living with a recurrent sarcoma for 20 years, and is a co-founder of Sarcoma Patients Euronet. He is on the faculty of [more]

Patients and advocates welcome the dawn of precision medicine. But we want more certainty about the benefits and the risks. So far these new drugs have been used by very few patients in small phase II trials, and the long-term dat... [ more ]