ASK THE EXPERT DISCUSSION ON WORLD CANCER DECLARATION TARGET 1 & NCCPS IS NOW CLOSED
Thanks to everyone
who participated in the Ask the Expert discussion on WCD Target One
& NCCP development. Responses from our expert will be posted within the
next 10 days.
Stay tuned for a new Ask the Expert
discussion starting this Wednesday, 1 July.
European School of Oncology' e-grandrounds are CME accredited and participants can ask questions during
the live session!
The two next e-grandrounds are: Cancer on the Internet
GR55 - 2009-07-02 -
18:15:49-19:00:49 CET
Expert: Mary Gospodarowicz,
Princess Margaret Hospital - University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Discussant: Anes Pasic,
Institute of Oncology, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina View details
...on screening
- Trials do not support population screening for prostate cancer. ...on risk factors
- No association between JC virus seroreactivity and colorectal cancer incidence.
- Prevalence of monoclonal gammopathy increased in pesticide applicators. Research Scan: - Estrogen- and progesterone-receptor status associated with ovarian cancer subtypes.
- Communication and information needs of incurable patients in Africa.
The UICC Community is pleased to announce that our member of the month for June is Dr. Twalib Ngoma, Executive Director of the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Dr Ngoma, is considered one of Africa's foremost specialists in Radiation Oncology. He has a leading role in Tanzania as the local coordinator and secretary of the steering committee for the development of a National Cancer Control Strategy and Action Plan and in this role is an influential governmental advisor. Tanzania was recently selected by the International Atomic Energy Agency to be one of the PACT Model Demonstration Sites for the development of multidisciplinary capacity-building projects in cancer control.
Click on the video below about The Ocean Road Institute's Burkitt Lymphoma project.
NB: Once you press 'play' the video may take a while to begin streaming depending on your internet connection.