Quality of life of early stage colorectal cancer patients in Morocco.

Background: A multicentre cohort study was held in Morocco, designed to evaluate the quality of life of cancer patients. The aim of this paper is to report the assessment of the quality of life of early colorectal cancer patients, before and after cancer treatment, to identify other factors which are related to this quality of life.

Methods: We used the third version of the QLQ-C30 questionnaire of the European organization for Research and treatment of Cancer (EORTC) after a transcultural validation.

Colorectal cancer: new developments after the 2013 ECCO/ESMO congress.

In 2013, at the congress of the European CanCer Organization and the European Society for Medical Oncology, colorectal cancer was the subject of various oral presentations and posters. In this article, we have selected the most innovative studies that are likely to change our daily practice.

Primary breast leiomyosarcoma.

Primary leiomyosarcoma of the breast is an extremely rare neoplasm. Only few cases have been reported in the literature. We report here a case of breast leiomyosarcoma in a 44-years-old female and we discuss the data of the existing literature.

The Practice of Medical Oncology in Morocco: The National Study of the Moroccan Group of Trialist in Medical Oncology (EVA-Onco).

Objective. To determine the current shortfall of medical oncologists (MOs) and the projected supply. Background.