title: Promoting pan-European cancer research for the benefit of all cancer patients.
abstract: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) 50th Anniversary Conference was held on the 15-16 March in Brussels, Belgium. More than 1100 participants (including EORTC members and staff, national research organizations, health authorities, patient advocacy groups, European Commission, cancer leagues and the pharmaceutical industry) registered for this conference that offered a unique opportunity to gather all the partners involved in the EORTC mission. The EORTC has been a pioneer in promoting multidisciplinary cancer research in a pan-European setting with a mission to improve the standard of cancer treatment for patients with cancer. This conference highlighted the tremendous progress that has been made over the past 50 years and pointed to the challenges that will be faced in the future.
authors.affiliation: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium. john.bean@eortc.be
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bean
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bottomley
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meunier
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care