Most cancer deaths are in the developing world and the problem is set to escalate, yet cancer has never received the attention given diseases such as AIDS and malaria. Equipping less-developed health systems with the [more]
In a bid to raise standards in palliative care, ESMO has drawn up a list of criteria that hospitals must fulfill to qualify as centres of excellence. Would your hospital pass the test? Download full [more]
Breast examination by specially trained young women doctors is proving effective at picking up tumours in the general population in a number of developing countries. If it can be shown to affect mortality rates, this [more]
Last November 800 people working to control cancer in 82 countries across the world gathered in Dublin to share their experiences of what works and what doesn’t. This was the fourth World Conference of Cancer [more]
Nurses need to know about haematological toxicities so that they understand how to manage problems and are able to identify who is at risk and teach patients the danger signs. A new course will soon [more]
Given that cancer is the number two killer in the world, oncology is surprisingly poorly taught at medical schools. So last September, the European School of Oncology piloted its first course aimed specifically at undergraduates. [more]
The European Breast Cancer Conference set up by researchers, clinicians and advocates who wanted to co-ordinate their work and widen the fight against cancer to include the public and politicians. This year it took place [more]
It seemed like a gamble when the European Institute of Oncology opened in Milan ten years ago. But this centre of excellence reversed the brain drain and set some of the highest standards for patient-centred [more]