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Congratulations to our colleagues that published excellent papers!

Two scientific articles:

Actinium-225-PSMA radioligand therapy of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (WARMTH Act): a multicentre, retrospective study...

Complete cancer prevalence in Europe in 2020 by disease duration and country (EUROCARE-6): a population-based...

 
Comparison of four Faecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT)

Faecal immunochemical (FIT) tests can detect very small amounts of human blood in stool. Colorectal cancer screening programs around the world use FIT tests, as they are non-invasive and inexpensive. The quantitative FIT tests provide a numerical result and this result is considered positive when the value is above a certain threshold. Various FIT tests are available on the market and these tests might not give comparable numerical results.

 
JRC Workshops on nuclear medical applications

Throughout 2023, the JRC has held a series of workshops on nuclear medi­cal applications with the intent to gather stakeholders and bridge the gap be­tween technological advances in the medical applications of radionuclides and the clinical options accessible to European patients.

 
5- IPC calls for urgent funds to sustain support to major food crises

This year, the IPC initiative celebrates its 20th anniversary since its inception, systematically providing information on the scale and severity of food insecurity and malnutrition where food and nutrition crises prevail. The IPC supports decisions in 30 countries globally including in the most complex contexts, such as Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gaza strip, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen among others.