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Evol Med Public Health
December 2024
Department of Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey.
Cancer research has historically focused on the somatic mutation theory, viewing cancer as a consequence of genetic mutations. However, this perspective has limitations in explaining phenomena like tumor reversion and cancer heterogeneity. This paper introduces an alternative approach: viewing cancer as a complex information-processing system shaped by its microenvironment.
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January 2025
Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Introduction: The 2020 pharmaceutical strategy for Europe stressed that rethinking regulatory policies to foster innovation in disease areas with unmet medical needs (UMN) is one of the European Commission's (EC) priority areas. To understand stakeholders' views regarding appropriate UMN criteria and incentives, the EC developed a survey and launched it for public consultation between September and December 2021. This study aims to assess stakeholders' views on the policy revisions proposed by the EC, particularly those regarding the definition of UMN, its criteria and incentives and evaluate how stakeholders' views are reflected in the proposed reform of the EU pharmaceutical legislation of 2023.
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January 2025
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
The concept of a 'good death' remains debated, with research largely focused on the Global North, leaving gaps in understanding its relevance to the Global South. While the concept of a good death is not a strict binary, notable differences exist. In the Global North, emphasis often lies on individual autonomy and preferences, whereas in the Global South, the focus tends to include the perspectives and needs of family and social networks.
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