A is for apple (but not always in Africa)
In many books used for teaching the alphabet to children, the letter A is associated to an apple: the association may seem obvious, but usually it is not so for an African child: in Africa [more]
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The (overrated) power of the hazard ratio
«Maybe in our fight against cancer we are just looking at the wrong endpoints, focusing our attention on techinicalities like the hazard ratio of a trial instead of thinking at the best way to help [more]
Are cancer patients right in looking for robotic surgery?
Does robotic surgery offer superior outcomes? Yes and no – or better: yes and maybe – answers a study published earlier this month in The Lancet Oncology: their clinical benefit is still uncertain, but robots [more]
ESMO publishes the Patient Guide on Survivorship
The new “Patient Guide on Survivorship” produced jointly by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) the European Cancer Patient coalition (ECPC) and the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) is now available on the web in [more]
BRCA1 could not wait: Mary-Claire King tells the story of her “special” week of 36 years ago
What happens to a strong and motivated scientist when she is left by her husband? When it happened to Mary-Claire King, many unusual things happened: she learned that she had just been awarded tenure at [more]
IBM Watson’s skills in oncology? Elementary, according to an investigation
The «intelligent» supercomputer that IBM started selling around three years ago as “Watson for Oncology” claiming that it was capable of recommending the best cancer treatments to doctors was the object of an in-depth investigation by STAT, [more]
PSA for prostate cancer screening: still a balancing act
The conclusions of the 2012 Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) could be wrong: the authors of the trial – published on the Journal of the National Cancer Institute – had found no [more]
Solange Peters will be ESMO President for 2020-2021
Solange Peters, MD, PhD, head of the Medical Oncology Service, chair of Thoracic Oncology, Oncology Department, of the University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, CHUV), will be the President of the European [more]
Hair loss caused by chemo: an online registry will help to learn more
Hair loss can be a big concern for many cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, and according to a recent review of the literature published on the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, «scalp cooling efficacy is dependent [more]
Europe should act to curb alcohol consumption, cancer experts say
Rates of alcohol-related digestive cancers are expected to increase very rapidly in Europe, according to an alarming new report issued by United European Gastroenterology (UEG) that calls for a new strategic, political and clinical effort: «It [more]
The BMJ decries the gap in cancer mortality between rich and poor countries
Cancer control measures that have contributed to increase life expectancy in rich populations have yet to be seen in poorer populations, according to a study just published on The BMJ by a group led by [more]
Cyclists raise funds for the Cancer Association of Botswana
Gaborone – Botswana’s cancer conscious cyclists – Team Chainring have embarked on a 1000 kilometres ‘Ride for Pink’ to create awareness and raise funds for the Cancer Association of Botswana (CAB). The cyclists’ 1000 kilometres [more]
The National Health Insurance Fund now helps Kenyans with cancer
Thousands of cancer patients in Kenya die prematurely due to lack of treatment. In a country where health insurance is a preserve of the wealthy, most patients are forced to sell their cows or land [more]