European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

ESMO Publishes New Position Paper on Supportive and Palliative Care

Lugano (ots) - ESMO, the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, published a position paper on supportive and palliative care, calling attention to the evolving and growing gap between the needs of cancer patients and the actual provision of patient-centred care. "New studies show that there may be a gap between what doctors think is important for patients, and what patients really need. With this position ...

CAREFOR calls on EU to safeguard independent academic research

ESMO announces annual medical oncology congress platform in Europe from 2016

Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - The European Society for Medical Oncology, the pan-European association representing medical oncologists in Europe and beyond, has announced that it will be organising an annual Congress in Europe from 2016. A record 19,809 participants from 134 countries gathered at ESMO 2014 in Madrid to hear the results of trials which included ...

Defending Medical Oncology to Assure Quality Care for Cancer Patients / ESMO releases position paper on medical oncologist's role

Lugano (ots) - Medical oncologists have a vital role to play in cancer care, particularly as treatments become ever more complex, a new position statement from the European Society for Medical Oncology says (http://www.presseportal.ch/go2/new_position_statement ). Medical oncologists are specialist cancer physicians ...

Untreated cancer pain a 'scandal of global proportions,' ESMO-led survey shows / New global study reveals a pandemic of intolerable pain affecting billions, caused by pain medicines overregulation

Lugano (ots) - A ground-breaking international survey published today, shows that more than half of the world's population live in countries where regulations aiming to stem drug misuse leave patients without access to opioid medicines for managing cancer pain. The results from the Global Opioid Policy Initiative ...

International community called upon to stop the runaway train of cancer in Africa

Lugano (ots) - To coincide with World Cancer Day 2011, on 4 February, the Africa Oxford Cancer Foundation (AfrOx) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) are working together to raise international awareness of the growing problem of cancer in Africa. AfrOx and ESMO are launching the 'Cancer in Africa: the Runaway Train' video, seeking to ...

35th ESMO Congress: Milan, Italy (FieraMilanoCity), 8-12 October 2010 - Press Programm CURTAIN RAISER

Lugano (ots) - Press releases will be issued during the Congress, on a daily basis. Please contact the ESMO Press Office at media@esmo.org if you would like to receive the full text of the press releases/abstracts in advance, available as of Wednesday, 6 October 2010 R. Bastian, DE Surgical ...

33rd ESMO Congress in Stockholm, 12-16 September 2008

Lugano (ots) - The 33rd ESMO Congress in Stockholm, the premier European congress in Oncology, serves as a meeting place for medical oncologists, as well as a focal point to exchange ideas with colleagues from other disciplines. The Congress Centre will be the venue for interdisciplinary interaction, a teaching ground, and a place to discuss critical issues for European oncology such as cancer research in Europe, the ...

ESMO Conference 5-8 July 2007, Lugano, Switzerland - Press Program

PLEASE NOTE: FULL TEXT OF THE PRESS RELEASES AVAILABLE THROUGH WWW.ESMO.ORG/PRESSROOM upon registration PLEASE RESPECT INDIVIDUAL EMBARGO DATES/TIMES FOUND ON FULL PRESS RELEASES Lugano (ots) - HORMONE INHIBITOR PROMISING FOR HARD-TO-TREAT PROSTATE CANCER For prostate cancer patients whose tumors have continued to grow despite medical or surgical castration, a new ...