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From death to discrimination sentence: when surviving cancer equals being denied basic rights From death to discrimination sentence: when surviving cancer equals being denied basic rights

Being denied loans and adoptions, because of one’s medical records. The ‘return to life of many cancer survivors is a history of discrimination. European institutions and some member states are pushing for their “Right to be forgotten” but experts call for a deeper cultural change: “To overcome the stigma, our societies must acknowledge medicine’s progress: cancer is no longer a death sentence”Being denied loans and adoptions, because of one’s medical records. The ‘return to life of many cancer survivors is a history of discrimination. European institutions and some member states are pushing for their “Right to be forgotten” but experts call for a deeper cultural change: “To overcome the stigma, our societies must acknowledge medicine’s progress: cancer is no longer a death sentence”.

December 2023
Fighting cancer: when survival depends on geography and education Fighting cancer: when survival depends on geography and education

If you’re just born in the wrong country, or social class, you may have 60% less chance of surviving cancer. On World Cancer Day, experts call to fight “inequities”: not a matter of chance, but of modifiable factors which might save millions of lives

February 2023
Painting and writing to fight cancer: the importance of being “more than a patient” Painting and writing to fight cancer: the importance of being “more than a patient”

Developing art and creativity to improve the effectiveness and delivery of healthcare. From narrative medicine to the disclosure of one’s medical records on the net: how “open sourcing” feelings and fears can help fight cancer and reshape the concept of “cure”

October 2022
Early signs support revolutionary potential of EU clinical trials regulation Early signs support revolutionary potential of EU clinical trials regulation

Summary: The EU Clinical Trials Regulation should help resolve problems caused by its predecessor directive and help meet needs arising from the pandemic. There will be challenges in doing so, but there is already strong evidence of the benefits awaiting.  

May 2022
Breast cancer: innovative 3D device to boost research on metastasis Breast cancer: innovative 3D device to boost research on metastasis

European researchers are working on a novel hybrid device to better understand the metastatic process of cancer cells travelling from breast to bone and fast screen new drugs against it

February 2021
Saving lives during cancer surgery by separating the good from the bad Saving lives during cancer surgery by separating the good from the bad

Advances in real-time hyperspectral imaging gives neurosurgeons new precision when operating on the brain, improving patient outcomes

October 2018
Why Cells Turn Cancerous Why Cells Turn Cancerous

Switching off cancer may sound like science fiction today, but this is what researchers at the German Cancer Research Center DKFZ in Heidelberg are working on. 

June 2014
Towards new cancer therapies Towards new cancer therapies

The genetics of fruit flies helps researchers to identify new targets for cancer therapy and to develop more individualised treatments.

June 2014
Michael Boutros: Advancing the search for new cancer drugs Michael Boutros: Advancing the search for new cancer drugs

High-throughput experiments enable researchers to identify potential targets for cancer treatment. But the road to new therapies is still long.

June 2014
Maria Leon Roux – a taxation approach to deter smokers Maria Leon Roux – a taxation approach to deter smokers

Scientist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) talks tax and price polices for tobacco

February 2014
To save lives, raise tobacco taxes To save lives, raise tobacco taxes

A recent study finds that rising prices is, by far, the best way to tackle tobacco-related diseases while ignoring tobacco industry arguments that higher taxes would affect state revenues

February 2014
Air quality models: new health prevention tools Air quality models: new health prevention tools

As the link between air pollution and several illnesses has been established, air quality forecast will play an increasing role in mitigating health risk.  

November 2013
Nanodiamonds: a cancer patient’s best friend? Nanodiamonds: a cancer patient’s best friend?

Real-time monitoring of cancer cell processes could soon be possible thanks to nanometric scale diamonds used as biosensors

October 2013
Realising the scale of chronic disease Realising the scale of chronic disease

The scale of the economic burden of chronic conditions dwarfs that of the economic crisis and climate change, suggesting the need for more prevention down to the individual level

October 2012
Prof. Anton Amann: "Breathing gas analysis is a non-intrusive lung cancer detection method that can save more lives" Prof. Anton Amann: "Breathing gas analysis is a non-intrusive lung cancer detection method that can save more lives"

Thousands of lives could be saved if tumour cells in the lung are detected earlier with the breathing gas analysis. Today most lung tumours are discovered too late for a successful treatment. But when lung cancer is diagnosed early, the chance to be cured increases to up to 80 per cent

July 2010
Prof. Markus Affolter: "Breakthroughs in zebra fish research can be vitally important for humans" Prof. Markus Affolter: "Breakthroughs in zebra fish research can be vitally important for humans"

The blood vessel research conducted by Professor Markus Affolter and his team at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel could prove indispensable in the development of new cancer treatments

June 2010
Gold nanoparticles enhance cancer diagnostics Gold nanoparticles enhance cancer diagnostics

Early cancer diagnosis is key to increasing patients’ chance of survival. Gold nanoparticles have attracted increasing  attention from cancer researchers due to their ability to improve cancer diagnostics substantially

June 2012
Nano Nose Smells Cancer Nano Nose Smells Cancer

New methods relying on an electronic nose and optoacoustics to improve prostate cancer diagnosis techniques and avoid fatal treatment delays 

May 2012
Breathtaking Fight Against Cancer Breathtaking Fight Against Cancer

A new revolutionary method has been developed by Austrian scientists to improve early diagnosis of lung cancer through breath detection of tumoral cells

April 2009
Early detection of lung cancer through breath tests Early detection of lung cancer through breath tests

Breathing into a machine to deliver a breath sample for early detection of lung cancer is a routine test that is non invasive, safe and simple to do, so likely to be a preventive screening test voluntarily accepted by the patients and will be a mean to detect lung cancer in a very early stage

November 2010
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