Unity is strength: Participants urge greater European collaboration to tackle cancer
Across Europe an estimated 3.2 million new cases and 1.7 million deaths occur annually. By intensified cooperation in research, diagnosis and treatment, enormous advantages can be achieved. To progress the integration of knowledge and skills in this field, the first European Forum on Oncology was held this October in Berlin. Initiates by WISO S.E. Consulting and coordinated by the Health City Berlin association, the Forum drew oncology experts, researchers and agents of policy and the health industry
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Experts identify urgent actions to combat cancer
'We need to speek with one voice'
Yes, cancer research is making rapid progress, but -- how can the transfer of cancer research into successful treatments be accelerated? In Berlin this October, that vexing question was
up for discussion during the European Forum on Oncology. Also on the agenda: How best practice approaches to cancer therapy can be adopted throughout the European Union.
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Source: EUROPEAN HOSPITAL Vol 19 Issue 6/10, December 2010/January 2011
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