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Leading with Listening: Why Isabel Rubio Believes Europe’s Cancer Future Depends on Trust, Equity, and Political Courage

Leadership in oncology is often measured in breakthroughs, budgets, and policy frameworks. But for Dr. Isabel Rubio, President of the European Cancer Organisation (ECO), leadership begins somewhere far more intimate: in listening.…

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“The Path Forward is Clear”

Interview with Olivér Várhelyi, EU Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare Image Credits:  European Union 2025 - Source: European Parliament  Cancer remains one of Europe’s most significant public health challenges, with incidence…

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Large-scale whole genome sequencing identifies six new cancer susceptibility/ resistance  genes

Six previously unreported genes have been revealed to harbour rare germline mutations that associate with cancer risk. The study, published in Nature Genetics, 29 October, identified 34 genes associated with cancer risk,…

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Multi-cancer early detection blood test speeds up cancer diagnosis

A multi-cancer early detection test showed a positive predictive accuracy of 75% and negative predictive accuracy of 98% in a population referred for diagnostic follow-up after presenting to primary care with symptoms…

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Delivering cervical cancer screening across India: the plan… and the practice

Gynaecologist Shalini Singh remembers the Pap smears she carried out until around twenty years ago, when she was working at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences, in New Delhi. “We…

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After Covid: AACR call to action to improve cancer care

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has issued ‘a call to action’ to build on lessons learnt from Covid-19 to modernize cancer patient care. The ‘ACCR Report on the Impact of…