Challenging the sceptics with stories of hope
It was stumbling across a poster for a meeting about cancer in the developing world that turned journalist Joanne Silberner from a sceptic into a believer, and prompted her to do her bit to change [more]
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Managing the sexual consequences of cancer and its treatment
The impact cancer and cancer treatment can have on a persons sex life can cause physical, emotional and relationship difficulties. This overview describes the many problems that can be triggered, and a step-wise approach to [more]
Supporting patients in distress
The emotional and psychological impact of being diagnosed and treated for cancer can be at least as severe as the toll the disease and treatment takes on a patient’s physical health. Distress – the range [more]
Agnes Buzyn:protecting France’s AAA rating for cancer care
France’s relatively low profile on the European cancer stage belies a creative and innovative approach to research and care that other countries could learn from. Agnès Buzyn lifts the lid on how French cancer services [more]
Jean-Pierre Droz: We can do better for our older patients
Cancer is classically a disease of the elderly, yet all too often the special needs of older patients seem to be ignored. Routine use of screening to distinguish patients healthy enough to receive standard therapy [more]
The minimalist of St Mark’s
It takes a surgeon to stop a surgeon, says John Northover, consultant surgeon at London’s world-renowned colorectal hospital. And between his heavy clinical and teaching commitments, he concentrates on helping minimise patient interventions, through promoting [more]
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