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ABC Global AllianceThe ABC Global Alliance established in 2016 as an initiative of the European School of Oncology and now registered as a non-profit association in Portugal, is a multi-stakeholder platform for all those interested in collaborating on common projects relating to advanced breast cancer with the aim to improve and extend the lives of women and men living with ABC in all countries worldwide and to fight for a cure. |
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Asco OnLineThe American Society of Clinical Oncology strongly supports all types of cancer research, particularly, patient-orientated clinical research. |
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Breast International GroupThe Breast International Group is a "communications network" rather than a clinical research group. BIG enables its members to get together in an organised way to discuss and collaborate on clinical trials. |
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CancerworldPublished under the Sharing Progress in Cancer Care initiative and edited by Adriana Albini, Cancer World explores the world of European cancer care from the perspective of the clinician, the researcher, the administrator and the patient. Through a combination of features, comment, analysis, and in-depth interviews with some of Europe's most influential oncology leaders, it explores issues related to treatment, diagnosis and prevention. It also takes a wider look at the political, financial and bureaucratic decisions that affect how far and how fast innovative therapies and technologies are adopted into mainstream practice. The magazine's primary audience is in Europe and a monthly print-run of 16,000 copies. |
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Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology (CROH)Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology (CROH) has become the official journal of ESO. CROH publishes scholarly, critical reviews in all fields of oncology and hematology, as well as reviews and original research articles in the field of geriatric oncology. The journal also facilitates the diffusion of ESO articles. |
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Digestive Cancers EuropeDigestive Cancers Europe (DiCE) is the European umbrella organisation of a large group of national Members representing patients with digestive cancer – colorectal, gastric, pancreatic and rare cancers. Our mission is to contribute to early diagnosis and decreased mortality from digestive cancers and to increase overall survival and quality of life. |
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ESO (European School of Oncology)The European School of Oncology was founded by Umberto Veronesi |
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Europa UomoWe are a European advocacy movement for men representing and supporting 27 prostate patients’ groups across Europe. |
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European CanCer Organisation (ECCO)Launched in Barcelona at the 14th European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14) and representing more than 40,000 experts, ECCO - European CanCer Organisation (formerly FECS) brings together major players in cancer research, treatment, education and care in order to create awareness of patients' wishes and needs. Through the encouragement of progressive thinking in cancer policy, education, and training, and the continued promotion of European cancer research and its application through the organisation of multidisciplinary meetings and conferences, ECCO continues to support advances in cancer care. ECCO will also play an important role in engaging with policymakers to promote the interests of cancer patients, those who care for them, and those without whose research there would be no advances in treatment and care.
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European Association for Cancer ResearchThe aim of the EACR is the advancement of cancer research. Opportunities are offered for information and communication, for contact and collaborative research, for education and training, for conference and journal privileges, as well as for fellowships, bursaries and awards. |
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European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) has been created in Europe with the purposes of advancing the art, science, and practice of medical oncology and disseminating knowledge, in order to maintain a high common standard in medical practice for cancer patients. |
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European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO)ESSO is committed to the education and training of surgical specialists and has a number of activities aimed at implementing the subject matter in its core curriculum. |
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European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) is aimed at conducting, developing and coordinating laboratory and clinical research in Europe to improve the management of cancer and its related problems by increasing survival and the patients' quality of life. |
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European Institute of Oncology (IEO)European Institute of Oncology is a comprehensive cancer centre, that not only offers the most modern and effective treatments and diagnostic services for many of the major cancers, but is also committed to basic research, clinical trials, cancer prevention, training, and education. |
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European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS)The European oncology Nursing Society (EONS) is a pan-European organisation dedicated to the support and development of cancer nurses. Through our individual members and national societies, we engage in projects to help nurses develop their skills, network with each other and raise the profile of cancer nursing across Europe. |
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European School of Molecular MedicineThe European School of Molecular Medicine is a private foundation which major goal is to offer advanced training in emerging and rapidly-developing biomedical disciplines, through an array of different tools, including seminar activities, workshops, conferences and postgraduate training. |
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European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA)The activities of the Society are carried out within the following areas: Epidemiology and Prevention, Biology and Immunology, Detection, Diagnosis and Screening, Pathology and Cytology, loco-regional and systemic Treatment, Rehabilitation and Counselling. |
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Health-EU PortalThe Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General is pleased to present the Health-EU Portal (the official public health portal of the European Union) and the wide range of information and data on health-related issues and activities at both European and international level. |
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International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR)The International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (INCTR) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization based in Brussels. The INCTR is dedicated to helping to build capacity for cancer treatment and research in countries in which such capacity is presently limited, and thereby to create a foundation on which to build strategies designed to lessen the suffering, limit the number of lives lost, and promote the highest quality of life for children and adults with cancer in these countries, and to increase the quantity and quality of cancer research throughout the world. |
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LuCELung Cancer Europe is the voice of lung cancer patients, their families and survivors at a European level. LuCE provides a European platform for already existing lung cancer patient advocacy groups and supports the establishment of national lung cancer patient groups in different European countries where such groups do not yet exist. |
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MASCC
The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) is an international multidisciplinary organization dedicated to research and education in all aspects of supportive care for people with cancer regardless of the stage of their disease. Founded in 1990, MASCC now includes members from more than 70 countries. Because supportive care encompasses all aspects of care, it involves a variety of disciplines and specialists. Membership is open to medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, nurses, dentists, dental hygienists, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, outcomes specialists, psychologists, statisticians, infectious disease specialists, educators, representatives from industry and nonprofit sectors, and others interested in supportive care. MASCC is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 corporation. In 1998, MASCC joined forces with the International Society of Oral Oncology (ISOO), an organization that addresses the management of complications arising in oral tissues secondary to cancer and its treatment. |
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Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)Founded in 2000, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology also known as SIOG (French acronym for Societé Internationale d’Oncologie Gériatrique) has been working to foster the development of health professionals in the field of geriatric oncology, for the optimisation of treatment of older adults with cancer. SIOG is a multidisciplinary team of oncology and geriatrics physicians, as well as allied health professionals and expert trainers with a unique collaborative approach to address the rising public health challenges related to ageing and cancer around the world. |
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International Society of Paediatric OncologyInternational Society of Paediatric Oncology is dedicated to improving knowledge, promoting research and supporting clinical studies of childhood malignant and para malignant diseases.
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Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI)The OECI is a non-governmental, non-profit Organisation founded in Vienna in 1979 and remodelled in 2005 into OECI-EEIG, a European Economic Interest Grouping, headquartered in Brussels. OECI regroups 82 Member Institutes, including some of the most prominent European "Comprehensive Cancer Centres", "Virtual Comprehensive Cancer Centres within universities”, as well as other centres that carry out less research and are known simply as "Cancer Centres". |
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START Oncology in EuropeSTART is intended as a state-of-the-art instrument to support clinical oncologists and physicians in their everyday oncology practice. |
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Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) is the leading international non-governmental organization dedicated to the global prevention and control of cancer. Its mission is to connect, mobilize and support organizations, leading experts, key stakeholders and volunteers in a dynamic community working together to eliminate cancer as a life- threatening disease for future generations. Founded in 1933, UICC unites over 300 member organizations, specialized and engaged in cancer control, in more than 100 countries across the world. |