by Peter Kapitein | Jan 14, 2016 | In the media
Approximately 200 billion euros is spent on cancer research worldwide each year. This statistic could no doubt be slightly qualified; it may be higher, it may be lower. However, the point is that it’s a lot of money and the results are less than wonderful – at...
by Peter Kapitein | Aug 6, 2015 | In the media
This article was first published in Chinese Clinical Oncology, CCO-2014-CWDD-01 Summary. The result of drug development so far is beyond expectations and also beyond what’s possible. The reason for this is probably that the aim is not a better quality of life for the...
by Peter Kapitein | Oct 24, 2014 | In the media
Healthcare is there because of us, the patients. Because there are patients, people have jobs, profits are made and losses incurred, and the healthcare sector can thrive. Ask anyone, and they’ll tell you the same. And then I reply: that’s all very nice, but do you...
by Peter Kapitein | Mar 18, 2014 | In the media
‘Give people rules and they stop thinking for themselves’. I actually believe this to be true. We’re always talking about our own responsibility and free will and do not realise that rules do nothing else than impose limits on our own responsibility and free will. Or...
by Peter Kapitein | Nov 10, 2013 | In the media
The other day I attended a gathering of the European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), where I talked to some 75 doctors, scientists, pharmaceuticals staff, government officials and also, luckily, naturally, patients, about the set-up of...
