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Eric Winer: Highlights from the European Cancer Summit 2022

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Published Online: Nov 18th 2022

Dr Eric Winer (President, American Society of Clinical Oncology [ASCO]) shares his highlights from the recently-concluded European Cancer Summit 2022, held in Brussels. He focuses particularly on the opening session ‘Action on Cancer Inequalities: Our Shared Roadmap’, which aims to achieve a 70% survival rate, on average, for all cancer patients in Europe by 2035. Dr Winer shares his optimism on not only achieving this goal, but perhaps increasing the percentage too.

Disclosures: Eric Winer has no financial or non-financial conflicts of interest to declare in relation to this video.

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

Filmed in coverage of the European Cancer Summit 2022

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