Number 9

A European report card

Editorial 1 November 2005 0

Disparities in the speed at which patients in different European countries get access to the latest cancer drugs were highlighted last month in a report published by Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute. The Roche-sponsored study, launched at [more]

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Fatima Cardoso: the next generation

Cover Story 1 November 2005 0

Fatima Cardoso’s determination to put her considerable abilities to best use landed her the scientific directorship of a groundbreaking translational research trial at the tender age of 37. A founder of the Flims Alumni Club, [more]

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We will help you live until you die’

Grandround 1 November 2005 0

Cicely Saunders touched the lives of millions of terminally ill patients through her promotion of hospices and palliative care. Though she died this summer at the London hospice she founded in 1967, her fight for [more]

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Switzerland’s cancer president

Senza categoria 1 November 2005 0

When it comes to fighting cancer, coordination is key. And in the fiercely autonomous cantons of Switzerland, that coordination is provided by a network of institutes, leagues and foundations that covers everything from prevention and [more]

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Radiotherapy report sets new targets for Europe

Spotlight on 1 November 2005 0

Radiotherapy is the most cost-effective treatment for many cancers. Now radiation oncologists have adopted an evidence-based approach to assessing need throughout Europe. And the league table for meeting that need reveals some surprising results… Download [more]

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How the hostage-taking of Twist hit the mass media

Senza categoria 1 November 2005 0

Ioanna Soufleri writes for the Greek daily newspaper To Vima. In a series of articles that jointly won her the 2005 ACE (Awarding Excellence in Cancer) Reporter’s Award, she has shown that progress in cancer [more]

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Lung cancer: spotting the symptoms

Impact Factor 1 November 2005 0

New research reveals that lung cancers could be picked up much earlier if only the public and health professionals learnt how to recognise the critical symptoms. Download full article

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NEWSROUND

Senza categoria 1 November 2005 0

Selected Press Reports compiled by the Cancer Media Centre Download full article

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The news is bad… the message may be worse

Patient Voice 1 November 2005 0

Despite recognised regional differences in how doctors and patients deal with bad news, recent research shows every country has patients who seek information and others who avoid information, and doctors need training to cater for [more]

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Specialist centres: can surgeons heal the wounds?

Systems & Services 1 November 2005 0

The policy of specialist centres for certain cancers is backed by research on outcomes. But surgeons in hospitals denied the right to treat cancer patients can find themselves cut adrift. Much of the UK has [more]

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Cure should also mean care

Senza categoria 1 November 2005 0

Enabling cancer patients to talk about their illness, lives and suffering, as unique individuals, is as essential to a patient’s recovery as is medical treatment. Download full article

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