Nutrition in Cancer Care: Closing the Gap Between Awareness and Action
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Isabel Mestres: The Doer
Global health has become very good at diagnosing problems but far less effective at implementing solutions. That gap is where Isabel Mestres has built her career. As CEO…
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OncoCorridor
As a medical student, we had a lecture on how to deliver bad news.Then, as an oncology fellow, we had it again.And as frontline clinicians, we practice it…
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CancerWorld #114 (April 2026)
In oncology, we are trained to deliver hope alongside difficult truths. We speak about survival rates, probabilities, and outcomes. In conflict settings, those terms lose stability. What does…
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Lived Experience of People Affected by Cancer
Too Much Hope is a False Hope K. still remembers the moment she heard the diagnosis. The room felt suddenly smaller, the air heavier, and time strangely suspended.…
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Translating Global Excellence into Local Impact: Dr Fatjona Kraja and the Challenge of Transforming Radiation Oncology in Albania
Radiation oncology is one of the most technologically sophisticated and intellectually demanding disciplines in modern medicine. Yet, for Dr Fatjona Kraja, newly appointed Faculty member of the European…
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CancerWorld #114 (April 2026)
In oncology, we are trained to deliver hope alongside difficult truths. We speak about survival rates, probabilities, and outcomes. In conflict settings, those terms lose stability. What does survival mean when hospitals are destroyed, treatments cannot reach patients, and people…
Mar 18, 2026
The Day Immunotherapy Went Off-Patent
In oncology, some milestones arrive with applause. Others arrive quietly. This year, one of the most important cancer drugs of the modern era begins…
Mar 9, 2026
CancerWorld #113 (March 2026)
Scientific discovery drives oncology forward, but progress only truly begins when knowledge is turned into action. Every issue of CancerWorld explores the people, ideas,…
Feb 16, 2026
Rethinking Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Universal Approach
Chimeric antigen receptor natural killer T (CAR-NKT) cell therapy, a novel form of immunotherapy, is emerging as a promising ‘off-the-shelf’ treatment for patients with…
Feb 7, 2026
CancerWorld #112 (February 2026)
Where progress is measured not just in science, but in vision, leadership, and care. Every issue of CancerWorld explores people, policies, and practices shaping…
Jan 19, 2026
CancerWorld #111 (January 2026)
Where progress is shaped by story, and leadership is measured by service Every issue of CancerWorld explores the terrain where science meets humanity, where…
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Sep 18, 2025
Detecting Cancer Before It Strikes: The Promise of Combination Early Detection and Interception
For decades, early cancer detection has predominantly relied on organ-specific screening programs—such as mammography, Pap test, or colonoscopy—to detect malignancies as early…
May 31, 2025
Back on Screen: The Return of Smoking in Films and Its Public Health Implications
May 31 is “World No Tobacco Day” Smoking is one of the major factors for tumors, not only lung cancer. This year’s…
Nov 17, 2022
Leave no-one behind
Cancerworld is moving online, which means this will be the last printed version. We’re all sad to see the end of a…
Interviews to the Expert
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Mar 11, 2021
Association of steroid use with survival in solid tumours
Interview with Fausto Petrelli, oncology unit, asst Bergamo ovest, Treviglio (Italy). Q.Steroids are commonly used in patients with solid tumours for supportive…
Mar 2, 2021
Bridging the Age Gap in Breast Cancer: A treatment selection tool for the over-70s
Q. Surgery tends to be a bigger issue for older people, and physicians need reliable guidance on who is likely to benefit…
Jan 12, 2021
Liquid biopsy for early stage lung cancer moves closer
Interview with Christian Rolfo, MD, PhD, MBA, Dr.h.c. director of the Thoracic Medical Oncology and the Early Clinical Trials and Experimental Therapeutics…
In the Hot Seat
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Apr 30, 2021
Manfred Weber – chair of the European Parliament EPP group
Alberto Costa: How was Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan conceived and designed? Manfred Weber: The European Union is ultimately there to make the…
Nov 2, 2020
Stella Kyriakides: EU Commissioner for Health
When Stella Kyriakides took on the post of EU Health Commissioner in September 2019, Europe’s cancer community knew they could trust her…
Jul 6, 2020
Solange Peters: ESMO President
The second woman ever to hold the ESMO presidency, Solange Peters brings to the role impressive clinical and research experience in lung cancer, one of the most challenging and fast-moving areas of oncology. Cancer World asked her about how ESMO is adapting to meet the needs of oncologists in today’s complex and rapidly changing clinical […]
Profiles
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Apr 27, 2026
“Medicine is Deeply Relational: The Human Heart of Oncology in the Age of AI”
From genetics to palliative care, clinician-scientist Rita Canário reflects on building a career in Oncology that bridges research, patient care, and the…
Apr 23, 2026
Isabel Mestres: The Doer
Global health has become very good at diagnosing problems but far less effective at implementing solutions. That gap is where Isabel Mestres…
Mar 27, 2026
Translating Global Excellence into Local Impact: Dr Fatjona Kraja and the Challenge of Transforming Radiation Oncology in Albania
Radiation oncology is one of the most technologically sophisticated and intellectually demanding disciplines in modern medicine. Yet, for Dr Fatjona Kraja, newly…
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Sep 5, 2024
Manfred Wirth: a tribute to a pioneer of urological advancement in Europe
Cancerworld mourns the loss of Professor Manfred Wirth, a leading light in European urology. His remarkable contributions to the field earned him…
Jun 14, 2024
Craig Jordan: father of tamoxifen, discoverer of SERMs, legend in his own time 1947-2024
The extraordinary career of Virgil Craig Jordan, Dallas/Fort Worth Living Legend Chair of Cancer Research, one of the ‘Four for the Millennium’…
Feb 13, 2024
John Ryan: a true public health champion
Europe’s public health and cancer communities have been paying tribute to John Ryan, former Deputy Director General of European Commission Health Directorate,…
Voices
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Nov 24, 2025
Shrenik Shah: The Voice That Transcends Sound
“Cancer is like a stallion: either you ride the stallion, or the stallion is going to ride on you.” — Shrenik Shah,…
May 10, 2025
ACT for Children:A Global Initiative to Tackle Inequities in Pediatric Cancer
The disparity in childhood cancer outcomes is one of the world’s most pressing health inequities. While over 80% of children with cancer…
Oct 24, 2024
‘I feel guilty sometimes’: a young carer reflects on three years of a losing battle to save his mum
In October 2020 when I was 16, our family life changed dramatically when my mother was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She…