12.04.2019 – 17.04.2019 Split, Croatia This residential programme has been designed for medical and clinical oncologists, who wish to improve their skills or those who are preparing for the national board or ESMO exam. The programme will [more]
This residential programme has been designed for medical and clinical oncologists, who wish to improve their skills or those who are preparing for the national board or ESMO exam. The programme will expose participants [more]
Cancer treatment is at a critical juncture, says Dieter K Hossfeld, veteran campaigner for the recognition of medical oncology in Germany. Future progress, he believes, depends on reasserting the interests of society at large over [more]
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Enabling cancer patients to talk about their illness, lives and suffering, as unique individuals, is as essential to a patient’s recovery as is medical treatment. Download full article
John Smyth likes to get things done. Head of a major research centre and member of EMEA’s scientific advisory committee, he argues for closer cooperation between academia and industry. He also wants a stronger voice [more]