NM Genomix adresses the cancer burden in Bulgaria

NM Genomix adresses the cancer burden in Bulgaria

NM Genomix (Bulgaria) and OncoInv (the Netherlands) have joined forces to make multi cancer early detection available in Bulgaria. OncoSeek® is a patient-friendly product to detect cancer as it is on a blood sample and requires no biopsy or imaging equipment. Starting...
Hero of Cancer Award for Bob Löwenberg

Hero of Cancer Award for Bob Löwenberg

Professor Löwenberg is a clinical haematologist and investigator and Emeritus Professor of Haematology at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Professor Löwenberg completed a PhD in Experimental Haematology at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Radiobiological Institute TNO...
How rare are rare cancers

How rare are rare cancers

Rare diseases are defined in the European Union as diseases with a prevalence of fewer than 5 cases out of a population of 10 000. In terms of cancers, 24% of all new cases are rare which means they belong to both categories of cancers and rare diseases. Joint Action...
Our economy can’t afford prevention

Our economy can’t afford prevention

With her book ‘The Biomedical Empire’, Barbara Katz Rothman, Professor of Sociology at City University New York, makes me a bit sad. She starts with that irritating remark: “Just imagine the financial crisis around the world if we just cured sickness”. She describes...