Young cancer patients should feel lucky to survive, and stop fussing about their prospects of having children. This attitude, though still widespread, is now being challenged by many patients and doctors, who argue that it [more]
Evidence base or no evidence base, complementary and alternative medicine use in Europe is edging closer to the rates reported in the US. Can Europe’s doctors learn anything from their American colleagues about how to [more]
As patient groups begin to gain access to the corridors of power, the spotlight is falling on their relations with the powerful pharmaceutical industry. In an effort to protect their credibility from a murky sea [more]
Europe’s patient advocates gather for the first time
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