Summary The first Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery was published
in 2015 and serves as a landmark paper in the field of cancer surgery. The Commission …

Introduction Surgical oncology is a defined specialty within the European Board of Surgery
within the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Variation in training and …

The disparity in access to and quality of surgical cancer care between high and low resource
settings impacts immediate and long‐term oncological outcomes. With cancer incidence and …

The best care for patients with cancer is most likely to be achieved when decisions about
diagnosis, staging and treatment are made at multidisciplinary and multiprofessional …

Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecologic cancer, in part due to late presentation. Many
women have vague early symptoms and present with disseminated disease. Cytoreductive …

Gynecologic cancer, cervical cancer in particular, is disproportionately represented in the
developing world where mortality is also high. Screening programs, increased availability of …

In the next two decades, the global cancer burden is expected to rise by 47%, and the
demand for global cancer surgery will increase by 52%. At present, only 25% of the …

The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and ASCO are publishing a new
edition of the ESMO/ASCO Global Curriculum (GC) with contributions from more than 150 …

Background The ability to provide optimal care to cancer patients depends on awareness of
current evidence-based practices emanating from research or involvement in research …

Background: The substantial increase in the complexity of breast cancer care in the last few
decades has resulted in significant improvements in survival rates and also in the quality of …