Driven by the Boards of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences, Cancer Core Europe, and Cancer Prevention Europe, this thematic issue on radiation oncology is part of a series of articles addressed ...to both the scientific community and the decision‐makers working on a mission‐oriented approach to cancer in the context of Horizon Europe (Eggermont et al., 2019; Wild et al., 2019). ...radiotherapy departments cannot be established in all medical centers and sites within a country. ...going beyond patient care, Europe also needs innovation.
The number of newly diagnosed cancers per year is predicted to almost double in the next two decades worldwide, and it remains unclear if and when this alarming trend will level off or even reverse. ...As such, cancer is very likely to continue to pose a major threat to human health. Radiation oncology is an indispensable pillar of cancer treatment and a well‐developed discipline. Nevertheless, key trends in cancer research and care, including improved primary prevention, early detection, integrated multidisciplinary approaches, personalized strategies at all levels of care, value‐based assessments of healthcare systems, and global health perspectives, will all shape the future of radiation oncology. Broader scientific advances, such as rapid progress in digitization, automation, and in our biological understanding of cancer, as well as the wider societal view of healthcare systems will also influence radiation oncology and how it is practiced. To stimulate a proactive discussion on how to adapt and reshape our discipline, this review provides some predictions on what the role and practice of radiation oncology might look like in 30 years’ time.
This review aims to stimulate a proactive discussion on what radiation oncology might look like in 2050 and how the role and practice of radiation oncologists can be adjusted to reduce cancer incidence and improve cancer treatment. Rapid advances in digitization, automation, our biological understanding of cancer and our future healthcare systems will transform the field of radiation oncology.
Continuously getting a bit more picky Baumann, Michael; Bacchus, Carol
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Are hybrid conferences the new standard? Baumann, Michael; Bacchus, Carol; Aznar, Marianne C. ...
Radiotherapy and oncology,
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