One of the themes of the conference will be the importance of collaboration. In their written introduction to this year’s event, the Chairs – including The Institute of Cancer Research, London’s Professor John Yarnold – say, “multidisciplinarity represents optimum professional efficiency in practice. However, as the management of cancer research, treatment and care becomes more complex, it is crucial that all key professional groups are able to contribute effectively to ensuring that professional decisions are evidence-based, patient-centred and reached by consensus.”
The ICR is well represented at ECCO, with several researchers delivering talks or giving presentations. Here are a few that might be of interest:
- Professor Sue Eccles is chairing a scientific symposium on “Targeting the Microenvironment”
- Professor Kevin Harrington is delivering a teaching lecture titled “From Novel Insights in Molecular B to Targeted Treatment Approaches in Head and Neck Cancer”
- Professor Nazneen Rahman is delivering a presentation called “Integrating germline cancer gene testing into routine cancer care” at the Young Oncologist scientific symposium on integrating genetic information into daily clinical practice
- Professor Paul Workman is speaking on targeting the PI3K pathway in cancer as part of a scientific symposium on Metabolism and Cancer
- Professor Mitch Dowsett is speaking on the role of micro-environment in resistance to endocrine therapies as part of a scientific symposium chaired by Professor Johann de Bono.