Brain metastases are an unmet need in current oncologic care. New hopes come from the characterization of their genomic evolution and from the study of circulating tumour cells Hearing the doctor say that the tests [more]
Early detection, disease prognosis, a guide to treatment, a key to unlock the secrets of how cancers evolve. Researchers have high hopes for what they can learn from the biological detritus shed by primary tumours [more]
For many patients seeking access to treatments unavailable in their home country, the Cross-border Healthcare Directive turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. But a closer look shows it may help raise standards [more]
A new conference looks at the social as well as individual implications of how we use diagnostic tests that cannot accurately pick out real from apparent threats. Improving the way we spot, report and explore [more]
Will pathology services need a serious overhaul if they are to deliver the accuracy required for precision medicine? Two European initiatives are trying to build the case for change in this least visible of cancer [more]
No pathologist can be an expert in every type of cancer. But there is a lot that can be done to greatly improve the accuracy of diagnoses, particularly in rare cancers, as a recent European [more]