This guide for patients has been prepared by the Anticancer Fund as a service to patients, to help patients and their relatives better understand the nature of endometrial cancer and appreciate the best treatment choices available according to the subtype of endometrial cancer. We recommend that patients ask their doctors about the tests or types of treatments needed for their type and stage of…
Cancer concerns us all in one way or another. In 2020, 2.7 million people in the European Union were diagnosed with the disease, and another 1.3 million people lost their lives to it. Cancer is an individual diagnosis that has important impacts on patients, but it also severely affects the lives of their families and friends. Europe urgently needs a renewed commitment to cancer prevention, t…
The world was not doing enough for sustainable development, even before the pandemic. The existing gap in financing for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals has been estimated at around $2.5 trillion.1 Growth in developing and emerging economies was, however, steadily reducing the number of people in extreme poverty. The recession caused by COVID-19 has reversed that process, al…
Agri-food is more than a strategically important economic sector. It is also crucial for society, because it provides affordable and sustainable nutrition for the population. An increasingly growing part of society, especially the young, are willing to pay more for sustainable food. This is important, as the sector is extremely sensitive to price changes. Crowdfunding can give more financing to…
Since the late 19th century, hydropower has developed as a clean, safe, reliable and inexpensive source of power and energy service. Hydropower generation corresponds to about 12% of the European net electricity generation and 36% of electricity from renewable resources in Europe (EUROSTAT, 2019). Hydropower is technically mature and is usually economically competitive under liberalized market …
The term has been increasingly used in the literature, with a certain flexibility in scientific studies to also include small amounts of animal-derived products, for the purpose of comparing dietary patterns and interventions, since from a nutritional and health perspective, small inclusions of these products may not affect the final analytical outcomes. Although the term plant-based diet was …