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General Diagnostic & Therapeutic Tools

  • Pathology
  • Imaging
  • Surgery
  • Radiotherapy
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Anticancer Drugs
  • \n Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Interventional Oncology
  • Palliative and Supportive Care
  • Methodology of Clinical Trials

Diseases

  • \n Breast Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • \n Gynecological Cancer
  • \n Gastric Cancer
  • Head & Neck Cancer
  • Melanoma
  • Rare Cancers
  • Malignant Lymphomas
  • Leukemia
  • Brain Tumours
  • Cancer in the Elderly
  • Paediatric Cancer
  • \n Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP)
  • Other Neoplasia

Translational research & Cancer Epidemiology

  • Translational Research Studies
  • Immunotherapy
  • \n Virus and Prevention
  • \n Cancer Epidemiology
  • Big Data Health

Socio-cultural aspects

  • Organisational Contributions
  • Public Health Strategies
  • Sociology of Cancer
  • Philosophy of Cancer and Ethics
  • Gender studies
  • History
  • Industry

General Diagnostic & Therapeutic Tools

  • Pathology
  • Imaging
  • Surgery
  • Radiotherapy
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Anticancer Drugs
  • \n Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Interventional Oncology
  • Palliative and Supportive Care
  • Methodology of Clinical Trials

Diseases

  • \n Breast Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • \n Gynecological Cancer
  • \n Gastric Cancer
  • Head & Neck Cancer
  • Melanoma
  • Rare Cancers
  • Malignant Lymphomas
  • Leukemia
  • Brain Tumours
  • Cancer in the Elderly
  • Paediatric Cancer
  • \n Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP)
  • Other Neoplasia

Translational research & Cancer Epidemiology

  • Translational Research Studies
  • Immunotherapy
  • \n Virus and Prevention
  • \n Cancer Epidemiology
  • Big Data Health

Socio-cultural aspects

  • Organisational Contributions
  • Public Health Strategies
  • Sociology of Cancer
  • Philosophy of Cancer and Ethics
  • Gender studies
  • History
  • Industry
KEY PLAYERS RESEARCH CENTRES CANCER ORGANISATIONS
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  • Editorial Team
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Philosophy of Cancer and Ethics

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  • From Philosophy to Practice. Critical reasoning in the oncological practice

    On April 6, 2016, Richard Smith, former editor of “The British Medical Journal”, wrote a surprising note titled “Medicine’s need for philosophy”. In this entry it is told why medicine in general and oncology in particular need a special branch of philosophy, that is, critical thinking.

    Author:

    Giovanni Boniolo

    Date of publication:

    03 April 2025

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