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The Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia: A European Perspective
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) was uniformly fatal until the mid-twentieth century. Its transformation into a curable disease is one of the defining achievements of European oncology. This article traces that arc, from Rudolf Virchow’s identification of leukaemia in Berlin in 1845 to the current era of precision medicine.
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Publication date: 21/05/2026
European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO): commitment to the recognition of surgical oncology
The European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO) was founded in 1981, alongside the emergence of more conservative strategies in cancer surgery and increasingly positive results from the integration of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in cancer treatment.
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Publication date: 26/02/2026
The History of ESTRO: From Vision to European Leadership in Radiation Oncology
In the late 1970s, a group of visionary radiation oncology specialists—Klaas Breur, Jerzy Einhorn, Michael Peckham, Maurice Tubiana, and Emmanuel van der Schueren—began discussing the creation of a new multidisciplinary scientific society.
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Publication date: 26/02/2026
