Evidence-based medicine is the cornerstone of medical practice, and yet clinicians are rarely offered training in the tricky business of finding, evaluating and making sense of the evidence they need. Anna Rouillard reports on an [more]
Exercise reduces the risks of getting some cancers but what about after diagnosis? What should we be advising our patients? Be physically active in everyday life. Limit the time you spend sitting.” So says [more]
Understanding the impact of treating the mother on the long-term health of her unborn child has long been held back by logistical and ethical obstacles to researching this rare patient population. Frédéric Amant took up [more]
Could the new generation of antibodydrug conjugates herald a move away from conventional untargeted chemotherapy? Much will depend on how far and in whom their added benefit can justify the high cost of [more]
Joining a clinical trial can be a lifeline for patients with few options open to them. But are outdated attitudes and practices preventing them from benefiting as much as they could? The transformation in the [more]
EORTC boosts efforts to address the long-term problems faced by people who have been treated for cancer. The number of people who are living long lives after cancer treatment has been rising year on year, [more]
We wont improve cancer care until we know more about how well we are doing and how alternative approaches compare. It sounds obvious, but its not happening, says the real David Cameron Something in the [more]