European Society for Medical Oncology
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About ESMO
The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is a non-profit professional medical oncologyOncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
society in Europe
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Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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ESMO offers post-graduate education and training in clinical cancer care and research, and produces evidence-based recommendations for basic standards of cancer care. While the majority of ESMO's 6,000 members are medical oncologists, actual membership spans over 100 countries and also includes radiation and surgical oncologists, as well as other oncology healthcare professionals actively involved in cancer treatment, research, and patient care.
Founded in 1975 by Georges Mathé and Maurice Schneider, in Nice, France, as the Société de Médicine Interne Cancérologique, ESMO took on its present name in 1980.
ESMO's Mission
- To improve the quality of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, supportive and palliative care, as well as the follow-up of patients with malignant disorders
- To advance the art, science, recognition, and practice of oncology
- To disseminate knowledge in oncology to cancer patients and the public
- To educate and train persons involved in clinical cancer care and research
- To promote education in oncology in order to ensure a high standard of qualification of medical oncologists within the multidisciplinary team
- To facilitate equal access to optimal cancer care to all cancer patients
- To maintain liaisons with other oncology specialties, cancer leagues, universities, patient groups and, where appropriate, the pharmaceutical industry
Annals of Oncology
Founded in 1990, ESMO’s flagship scientific journal, Annals of OncologyAnnals of Oncology
The Annals of Oncology, abbreviated Ann Oncol, is the official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology, published by Oxford University Press....
, publishes articles addressing medical oncology, surgery, radiotherapy, pediatric oncology, basic research and the comprehensive management of patients with malignant diseases. Annals of Oncology
Annals of Oncology
The Annals of Oncology, abbreviated Ann Oncol, is the official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology, published by Oxford University Press....
is the official journal of ESMO and from 2008 of the Japanese Society for Medical Oncology (JSMO)
ESMO Clinical Recommendations
Annually updated recommendations for a basic standard of cancer care providing evidence-based information for physicians, including incidence of the malignancy, diagnostic criteria, staging of disease and risk assessment, treatment plans and follow-up.ESMO Meetings
The annual ESMO Congress, held every second year in joint partnership with the European CanCer Organisation (ECCO) is attended by 15,000 participants. The congress presents the latest scientific developments in basic, translational and clinical cancer research and contextualizes new findings for practical implementation in every day patient care.Together with other European oncology societies, ESMO organizes conferences in its four core specialty areas of breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, genitourinary cancer and lung cancer. ESMO also organizes educational symposia on innovative topics in oncology. In addition ESMO provides faculty speakers and accredits high quality oncology events with the ESMO Label.
ESMO holds Patient Seminars within its annual meeting for cancer patients, their families and caregivers.