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Allan A Lima Pereira, Gabriel Lenz, Tiago Biachi de Castria

Despite being considered a rare type of malignancy, constituting only 3% of all gastrointestinal cancers, the incidence of biliary tract cancers (BTCs) has been increasing worldwide in recent years, with about 20,000 new cases annually only in the USA.1–3 These cancers arise from the biliary epithelium of the small ducts in the periphery of the liver […]

Mark Lawler, European Cancer Summit 2021: Time To Act: COVID-19 & Cancer Campaign

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Published Online: Nov 18th 2021

We were delighted to catch up with Prof Mark Lawler to discuss the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on cancer care in Europe, and the key objectives and messages of the Time To Act: COVID-19 & Cancer campaign.

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1. What has been the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer screening and care? (00:20-01:55)
2. What are the objectives of the Time to Act campaign? (01:55-03:18)
3. What are the three key messages in this campaign? (03:18-04:38)
4. What resources are available as part of this campaign? (04:38-05:55)

Speaker Disclosure: Prof Mark Lawler has received honoraria from Pfizer, EMD Serono, Roche and Canall Farrar. This funding is unrelated to this work.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Sophie Nickelson.

Filmed in coverage of the European Cancer Summit 2021

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