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EMUC20: Highlights in GU cancers
Active surveillance should be considered the first treatment for prostate cancer in order to ensure the best quality of life. This was one of the key messages of Mr. André Deschamps’ (BE) presentation during the “Highlights in GU cancers”...
ERUS-DRUS20 Day 1: Virtual Robots
The EAU’s premier robotic urology event has started. Not in Düsseldorf as originally intended (and long hoped for), but as a two-day virtual event. The EAU Robotic Urology Section has years, if not decades, of experience with live transmissions...
EPAD20: A landmark for early detection and awareness raising of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer (PCa) is impacting increasing numbers of men and is the most frequent male cancer in Europe with important consequences for healthcare systems. Yet, compared to other common cancers, little is performed at EU level. Nine partners therefore...
EAU PI names Eamonn Rogers as new Chairman
EAU Patient Information (EAU PI), the patient initiative of the European Association of Urology (EAU), is pleased to introduce its new Chairman: Mr. Eamonn T. Rogers. Recently, Mr. Rogers (Galway, IE) took over as Chairman from Dr. Mark Behrendt...
Call for applications: YAU searches for young promising talent
The Young Academic Urologists (YAU) is encouraging young and promising urologists to join as its new members. Are you the one the YAU is searching for? The YAU offers an established network with 10 working groups aimed to improve...
The EAU RF’s “start-up package” for beginning researchers
Dr. Alvaro Aytes (Barcelona, ES) was finishing his postdoc in the United States when he started exploring funding opportunities for a new research project. “I was an associate research scientist at Columbia University in New York, and after seven...
New report urges action to eliminate 87,000 cancer cases caused each year by HPV in Europe in women and men
The European Cancer Organisation’s major new report, Viral Protection: Achieving the Possible. A Four-Step Plan for Eliminating HPV Cancers in Europe (published today), calls for urgent action to eliminate most of the 87,000 cancer cases caused in men and...
EAU endorses European Code of Cancer Practice (The Code)
On 23 September, the European Cancer Organisation launched the European Code of Cancer Practice (The Code). As a committed member of the European Cancer Organisation and in our responsibility to facilitate patient care at the highest of standards, the...
In memoriam: Mr. Richard Turner-Warwick (1925-2020)
Mr. Richard Turner-Warwick, the father of reconstructive urology and Willy Gregoir Medal winner, passed away on Sunday 20 September 2020 at the age of 95. Turner-Warwick was a highly esteemed colleague, a giant within urology both in the UK...
EAU pushes for the inclusion of early detection of prostate cancer in the EU Cancer Plan
Prof. Hein van Poppel at the European Parliament on World Cancer Day (4 February 2020) In its constant devotion to improving patient care, the EAU has become increasingly active in the European political landscape. Prof. Hein Van Poppel (Leuven,...