ESMO Media Releases
ESMO supports World Cancer Day cautioning that the era of personalised cancer medicine is not here yet
Highlighting the need for more in-depth education and wider collaborations between researchers, oncologists and patients.
Cancer in the Movies
It’s time cinema directors realised cancer isn’t always a death sentence, a new study shows
Urgent need for integrated oncology and palliative care
ESMO 2012 emphasises palliative care: 16 new ESMO Designated Centres of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care honoured New research providing snap-shot of palliative care in Italy
The true costs of cancer in Europe revealed
The first ever estimate of the economic burden of cancer in Europe shows that it exceeds 124 billion euros
ESMO 2012 Press Release: Myths and misunderstandings hamper efforts to prevent cancer
Studies presented at ESMO 2012 highlight challenges of cancer prevention
Phase III MISSION trial
Sorafenib does not extend overall survival as third or fourth line therapy in lung cancer, EGFR status may help select patients who will benefit most
Studies show drug combinations effective for melanoma
Promising new data from trials aimed at delaying resistance to BRAF inhibitors
Governments failing to address “global pandemic of untreated cancer pain”
Landmark global survey reveals major shortcomings in many countries around the world
ESMO 2012 Press Release: Many cancer patients unaware of the personalised medicine revolution in oncology, survey shows
811 people surveyed by Prof Tejpar and colleagues