The European Code Against Cancer (ECAC) recommends that if you drink alcohol of any type you should limit your intake and that not drinking alcohol is best for cancer prevention. This March, the PrEvCan campaign, spearheaded by EONS to promote cancer prevention across Europe, is bringing attention to the link between alcohol consumption and cancer […]

The European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO), along with other cancer-related European societies, supported the proposal for cross-multidisciplinary training in oncology at the EU level. It was a pleasure to talk with Prof. Pompiliu Piso (Hospital Barmherzige Brueder, Regensburg, Germany) to discuss how cross-multidisciplinary training would affect cancer care in Europe and the other initiatives […]

The European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) recently released an open letter urging the European Commission to recognise surgical oncology as a specialist discipline in the EU, entitled ‘Time to act: Maximizing the benefits of surgical oncology for cancer patients in Europe‘. touchONCOLOGY were delighted to catch up with Prof. Pompiliu Piso (Hospital Barmherzige Brueder, […]

Rare diseases can present numerous challenges for those living with these conditions and the healthcare professionals caring for them. In this interview we discuss some of these with Lisa Sarfaty, VP of Communication and Engagement for NORD (The National Organization for Rare Disorders) and explore ways in which they could be tackled.  Questions Could you […]

Our society partner, NORD (The National Organization for Rare Disorder) has planned several initiatives to support this year’s Rare Disease Day on 28 February.  These activities are aimed at raising awareness about rare diseases and the challenges faced by people living with these conditions.  In this video, Lisa Sarfaty, NORD’s VP of Communication and Engagement, […]

As part of our ongoing support for the PrEvCan – Cancer Prevention Across Europe – campaign, we were delighted to speak with the President of the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS), Johan de Munter. Initiated by EONS, and with ESMO as a key campaign partner, PrEvCan is based on the European Code Against Cancer (ECAC), […]

Here at Touch Medical Media, we are supporting World Cancer Day (4 February 2023) in the second year of the three-year campaign called ‘Close the Care Gap’.  In 2022, the theme was all about ‘Realizing the problem’. This year, the focus is on ‘Uniting our voices and taking action’. “In recognition of World Cancer Day’s […]

Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) is approved in the United States and European Union for use in patients with HER2+ unresectable/metastatic breast cancer. Approval was based on the randomized, multicenter, open-label, phase III DESTINY-Breast03 (NCT03529110) trial. In this interview we discuss with Dr Sara Hurvitz (David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Los Angeles, CA, USA) updated data […]

The CASCADE trial aims to assess the efficacy and safety of pegcetacoplan in patients with cold agglutinin disease (CAD). In this touchONCOLOGY interview, we speak with Dr Bernd Jilma (Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria) to discuss the CASCADE trial and when results should be expected. The abstract entitled ‘Trial in Progress: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled […]