Use of this season's tools to improve cancer care.

The end of the summer in the professional cancer calendar always seems to signal the start of conference season, with many UK, European and international conferences taking place. Key conferences include those held by the International Society of Nursing in Cancer Care (ISNCC) in Prague this year, the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in Vienna, and the European Cancer Congress in Amsterdam, within the UK, October sees the joint United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) and British Oncology Pharmacy Association (BOPA) conference at Harrogate.