Commentary: fifty years of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment Of Cancer (EORTC)--making the difference for the European oncology community

Oncologist. 2012;17(6):e6-7. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0237.

Authors

Françoise Meunier¹, Mark Lawler, H M Pinedo

Affiliation

¹ EORTC Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium.

Abstract

A brief history of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer is presented, and its goals and successes are described.

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
International Agencies / organization & administration
Medical Oncology / history*
Medical Oncology / methods*
Medical Oncology / organization & administration
Neoplasms / therapy*
Societies, Medical / history*
Societies, Medical / organization & administration