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A n estimated 50,000 people who die from cancer every year could still be alive if the quality of diagnosis and care in European countries with the poorest survival rates were as good as the median [more]
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Bahadir Güllüoğlu: driving up standards in Turkey towards the best in breast
As a young surgeon, Bahadir Güllüoğlu was drawn to specialising in breast cancer because of the opportunities that were opening up to work closely with other types of specialists, as well as with patients and [more]
Inside India’s cancer epidemic
Epidemiologists have long been warning of the rapid rise in cancer rates hitting low- and middle-income countries. But it takes a journalist to get across how those statistics are playing out in peoples lives. Jason [more]
Five steps to putting innovation at the heart of cancer care
With health budgets flat-lining and demand for healthcare rising, the only way Europe can improve patient outcomes is by finding new ways to do things better. But who will champion innovation in cancer care and [more]
Making rights a reality
That all cancer patients should have the right to quality care is something we can all agree on. But there have been few attempts to define exactly what this means. After a lengthy consultation exercise, [more]
Quality cancer care
If equal access to quality cancer care is to be more than an aspiration, we need to define minimum standards. ASCO and ESMO have now taken a lead with a consensus statement. Download full article