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by Caitriona Tyndall
According to the NHS 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience mental health problems each year. Mental health is stigmatised...
Downloadable poster guide: Mental Health During Your PhD
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Spotlight on the European Academy of Cancer Sciences
What is the European Academy of Cancer Sciences, and why does it matter?
The European Academy of Cancer Sciences (EACS) is an independent advisory body...
The EACR’s Top 10 Cancer Research Publications: April 2019
The EACR's Top 10 Cancer Research Publications is a regular summary of the most interesting and impactful recent papers in cancer research. It is...
Cell culture contamination: a mystery solved
by Aleksandra Dabrowska
We’re all probably a little too familiar with cell culture contamination issues. Be it bacteria, fungi or yeast, many of us had the...
Don’t lose sight of what a great job cancer researchers have
Whether we like to admit it or not we are each making a tiny step towards ultimately eradicating this varied and devastating disease.
by Kabir...
Lessons from Precision Oncology
by Mark A. Rubin1,2
1 Department for BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, 2 Weill Cornell Medical Collage, New York, USA
Name and circumstances...
“As a cancer research community we can make a difference in patients’ lives”: President’s...
A letter from Professor Alberto Bardelli, President of the European Association for Cancer Research
Dear EACR members,
I took up Presidency of the European Association for...
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