How can quantifying the burden of rare cancers in Asia improve patient outcomes?
National cancer control programmes, pharmaceutical company interest and facilitation of clinical trial participation may be stimulated by epidemiological data
New cases of cancer are expected to reach 3.4 million in 2040 in Europe
Projections by the European Commission – Joint Research Centre from Ispra, Italy, estimate a 21.4% increase in cancer cases in 20 years’ time
More than one in six cancer patients experience long-term effects of COVID-19
OnCOVID study reveals that respiratory symptoms, fatigue and cognitive/psychological dysfunction persist after acute Sars-CoV-2 infection, with an impact on survival and oncological outcomes after recovery
Despite success of targeted therapies, personalised medicine is not yet a reality in ovarian cancer
Expert says widely applicable predictive testing is needed to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment
Hereditary cancers: diagnosed patients are only the tip of the iceberg
Although knowledge on pathogenic germline variants has improved over the years, researchers are hunting for new genetic causes of cancer to better identify families at higher risk to develop the disease
Innovation is creating new ways to support oncologists
How ESMO is transforming the challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic into opportunities to re-shape the future of the oncology community
Lung cancer screening – an accessible option to all at-risk smokers?
While mature data from trials have demonstrated that periodic rounds of low-dose CT scan reduce lung-cancer related mortality, major issues are now implementation of screening on a large-scale and how to engage the target population
Prevention and early detection are pivotal in LMICs, but not enough
While locally tailored cancer screening programmes, particularly for cervical cancer, are showing encouraging results in some areas with limited resources, cancer care is still suffering some bottlenecks due to lack of training for healthcare staff and shortages of medicines
Prevention, the key to make cancer care sustainable
Medical oncologists have traditionally played a marginal role in helping drive the adoption of preventive lifestyles, “but now it is time to strengthen our commitment” says ESMO President
