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Irish Society of Medical Oncology

The 2022 Irish Society of Medical Oncology (ISMO) Bursary Awards took place on Friday, 28 January. The event was held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was streamed live from the Fintan Gunne Theatre at the Catherine McCauley Centre. The venue is part of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH) in Dublin.

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Oncology
Skin cancer prevention in Ireland

n Ireland, the incidence of melanoma has increased in both sexes since 1994, with melanoma accounting...

By - Prof Anne-Marie Tobin - 15th Apr 2022
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Oncology
Increase in biomarker testing in lung cancer

More than half of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...

By - Priscilla Lynch - 15th Apr 2022
Haematology

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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

While still generally incurable, there are a range of treatment approaches for chronic lymphocytic...

By - Dr Moustafa Abdou, Consultant Haematologist, Lister Hospital, UK - 05th Apr 2022
Conference

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ISMO Bursary Awards 2022

The 2022 Irish Society of Medical Oncology (ISMO) Bursary Awards took place on Friday...

By - Mindo - 21st Feb 2022
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Update Journal
Update Oncology and Haematology

Welcome to the latest edition Update, which focuses on the latest developments in oncology & haematology.

By - Mindo - 14th Feb 2022
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Irish-developed test more accurately predicts risk of distant metastasis in early-stage breast cancer patients

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer globally, with over 2.3 million occurrences every...

By - Joseph McGinley, Arman Rahman, Chowdhury Jahangir, Claudia Aura, and William M Gallagher, UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin - 10th Jan 2022
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Is antibiotic use linked to increased colorectal cancer risk?

Antibiotic usage may be contributing to the increase in early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) cases observed in...

By - Mindo - 10th Jan 2022
Clinical News

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Updates in the management of ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women all over the world....

By - Dr Pranshul Chauhan, Medical Oncology Registrar; Dr Jennifer Westrup, Consultant Oncologist, Medical Oncology Department, Beacon Hospital Dublin - 10th Jan 2022
Clinical News

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Apps failing to detect rare skin cancers

A new study has found that a direct-to-consumer machine learning model for detecting skin cancers incorrectly...

By - Mindo - 17th Nov 2021
Clinical News

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Working to create a brighter future for pancreatic cancer patients

Real research progress is now being made for this difficult to treat cancer, including in Ireland...

By - Dr Austin Duffy, Associate Professor of Translational Oncology, UCD, and Consultant Medical Oncologist, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin - 17th Nov 2021
Clinical News

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Role of FT-PET in metastatic melanoma

An Australian research team has observed positive long-term outcomes in a majority of patients with metastatic...

By - Mindo - 16th Nov 2021
Clinical News

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Diagnosis and management of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer accounts for 30 per cent of all newly-diagnosed cases of cancer in Irish men...

By - Theresa Lowry-Lehnen, GPN, RNP, CNS, PhD, PRO of the IGPNEA and Associate Lecturer at Institute of Technology Carlow - 16th Nov 2021

Irish Society of Medical Oncology

Skin cancer prevention in Ireland

Increase in biomarker testing in lung cancer

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

ISMO Bursary Awards 2022

Update Oncology and Haematology

Irish-developed test more accurately predicts risk of distant metastasis in early-stage breast cancer patients

Is antibiotic use linked to increased colorectal cancer risk?

Updates in the management of ovarian cancer

Apps failing to detect rare skin cancers

Working to create a brighter future for pancreatic cancer patients

Role of FT-PET in metastatic melanoma

Diagnosis and management of prostate cancer

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