In this UROONCO video, Daniela Oprea-Lager (Netherlands) talks about the optimal use of PSMA PET imaging in clinical practice and the SPARC initiative.

The CAPFISH-3 trial offers new evidence that dietary changes may help reduce cancer cell growth in patients on active surveillance.

An article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology says that a diet low in omega-6 and high in omega-3 fatty acids, combined with fish oil supplements, seems to significantly reduce the growth rate of prostate cancer cells in men with early-stage disease.

The researchers tracked changes in a biomarker called the Ki-67 index, which indicates how fast cancer cells are multiplying – a key predictor of cancer progression, metastasis and survival. While the results are promising, researchers did not find any differences in other cancer growth markers, such as Gleason grade, which are commonly used to track prostate cancer progression.

The Commission for Social Welfare, Labour, Health, and Disability of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, in collaboration with the Association of Urological Patients of Slovenia and the Oncology Institute of Ljubljana, organised a consultation in the National Council hall late last year, entitled “Prostate cancer screening programme – where are we and what is next?”

The conclusions from the meeting are available to view here.

You can find the Europa Uomo/EAU chatbot, trained through AI in the EAU’s prostate cancer guidelines, on every page of the Europa Uomo website (europa-uomo.org) in the lower right corner. See images below.

The chatbot is available in 99 languages. It always starts in English, but you can easily ask questions in your own language and then the chatbot will respond in your own language.

Please try it yourself and distribute it among local patients.

With Stella Kyriakides stepping down as European Health Commissioner, European cancer activists are wondering how politicians will now progress with the EU Beating Cancer Plan. In an article in Cancerworld, her successor Olivér Várhelyi (Hungary) pitched his credentials and vision for the Health Commissioner job, focusing on his expertise in the legal and economic aspects.

WECAN, the Network of Cancer Patient Organisations in Europe, has released its Annual Report 2024. One of its greatest achievements was becoming a legal entity.

Cancer professionals and patients find selective use of humour can help as part of difficult conversations .

An article in Cancerworld says that humour can help people regain a sense of control over the uncontrollable. It can mitigate anxiety and depression, help ease pain and make it easier to relax and focus on things that make life better.

The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) has launched a survey to find out about the barriers faced by LGBTIQ individuals face in cancer detection, treatment, and survivorship. More than 45% of LGBTIQ individuals in Europe report difficulties accessing healthcare. The rates are even higher among transgender and intersex persons, studies show.

You can access the survey by contacting alexandra.eni@europeancancer.org.