Barcelona, Spain: The presence of the protein poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) in tumours can help predict their response to chemotherapy, a German scientist will tell the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7) in Barcelona tomorrow (Saturday 27 March). Professor Gunter von Minckwitz, from the German Breast Group Forschungs GmBH, Neu-Isenburg, says that, contrary to current […]
Category: Cancer
Survival in metastatic breast cancer patients is improving – targeted therapies have specifically contributed to this improvement
Barcelona, Spain: Trends indicate that survival is improving in patients with metastatic breast cancer, especially in those patients whose tumours are described as being HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor-2) positive, a surgical oncologist will say today (Friday 26 March) at the seventh European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC7). Dr Marie Sundquist, from the Department of […]
Inadequate access to opioid-based pain relief is a human rights issue for cancer patients
Many cancer patients in Europe are being denied access to adequate pain relief because of over-zealous regulations restricting the availability and accessibility of opioid-based drugs such as morphine. Authors of the Europe-wide study say that restricting access to pain-killing drugs in this way is a breach of patients’ human rights, and they conclude that “there […]
ECCO supports a revision of the EU Clinical Trials Directive
In response to a European Commission consultation on the EU Clinical Trials Directive, ECCO – the European CanCer Organisation – has supported proposals by its member organisations for adapting the Directive’s requirements to reflect practical necessities in cancer research and treatment. Since the implementation of the Directive in 2004, ECCO and its member organisations have […]