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4 Sep 2018

Rare Cancer Continues to Take Lives

The number of lives lost due to cancer each year is astronomical. According to the World Health Organization (WHO): “Cancer is the second leading cause…
9 Mins
7 Jun 2018

Initiatives to Improve Safety of Oral Anticancer Agents Delivered by Community Pharmacists

With the recent growth in oral anticancer agents (OAA), pharmacists working in the community have recognised the urgent need to develop safe and…
9 Mins
7 Jun 2018

Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The Era of Immunotherapy

Lung cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer type and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. According to the last GLOBOCAN…
4 Mins
8 Jan 2018

Delivering Healthcare to Modern Conflict Zones

The nature of recent conflicts around the world has brought about new challenges for the provision of healthcare.
5 Mins
19 Dec 2017

How to Help Empower Cancer Patients

One of the themes that ran through the recent ‘War on Cancer’ event, organised by The Economist, conducted on 21st November, was problems in…
8 Mins
30 Nov 2017

Sustaining Cancer Care Through Collaborative Stewardship

Cancer care has undergone rapid changes in recent years, providing dramatically improved outcomes for many patients.
10 Mins
30 Nov 2017

Editor’s Pick: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Current Status and Future Directions

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a lethal disease for a multitude of reasons, including difficulty of early detection, early metastatic spread, and…
9 Mins
30 Nov 2017

Role of Genetic Variations in Determining Treatment Outcome in Head and Neck Cancer

Worldwide, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is responsible for >550,000 diagnoses and 380,000 deaths annually. It originates in the upper…