AI is transforming cancer diagnosis, but systemic barriers still hold it back
A new ESMO systematic review maps AI’s growing role in pathology and oncology, as well as challenges in its implementation due to infrastructure, regulatory framework and human factors
Peters: “Leadership can be isolating, especially for women”
In a video series produced by the ESMO Women for Oncology, Solange Peters reflects on her career and the leadership challenges she has faced
Is it time for pathologists to take a more active role in lung cancer?
According to Heine H. Hansen Award winner, Prof. Keith Kerr, pathologists can help translate scientific understanding into clinical practice
Can AI and liquid biopsies take precision oncology to the next level?
According to the 2025 ESMO TAT Honorary Awardee, Prof. Philippe Bedard, new technologies have the potential to increase the wealth of information generated from trials and registries
A little does not go a long way to treating cancer: updated ESMO study results cause concern about stalling progress in access to medicines
The updated Antineoplastic Medicine Survey (ANMS) dataset shows that essential therapies remain out of reach for patients in most low and lower middle-income countries despite international efforts
Are we close to personalise immunotherapy?
According to the 2024 ESMO Immuno-Oncology Awardee, Ton Schumacher, tackling the T-cell receptor challenge with vast datasets and cutting-edge high-throughput methods may pave the way for advances in the field
Education sets the basis for an AI-driven future of oncology
The deployment of artificial intelligence could lead to substantial advances in cancer care, but collaborative efforts are needed to increase trust among end users
Translational research: from bytes to bedside
According to Prof. Serena Nik-Zainal, 2024 ESMO Translational Research Awardee it is important to change the mindset of the cancer community to embrace all the information available through genome research
Role of female leaders in addressing gender gaps in oncology
ESMO Women for Oncology Award Recipient Prof. Myung-Ju Ahn discusses gender equity in lung cancer research
Melanoma research continues to lead the way in new immunotherapies
For recipient of the ESMO Lifetime Achievement Award, Prof. John Haanen, melanoma research has provided him with a career full of innovation, but there is always more to explore