Brachytherapy, a standard of care for some cancer indications, which involves delivering radiotherapy from a source within the tumour, is underfunded, increasingly marginalised and in decline across much of Europe. Janet Fricker talked to specialists [more]
In 2006, Slovenia staged the ‘United Against Cancer’ summit, with a view to closing the gap in prevention and survival between ‘old’ and ‘new’ Europe. Tit Albreht, from the National Institute of Public Health, was [more]
Tanja Cufer, based in Slovenia’s main cancer centre, is fighting on every front, championing academic research, arguing over the structure of her country’s cancer services, agitating for holistic patient care. Far from playing catch-up with [more]