Cromos Pharma supporting Psoriasis Awareness Month August is Psoriasis Awareness Month. Psoriasis affects an estimated 125 million people worldwide. It is an immune system disorder in which white blood cells, known as T cells, mistakenly attack skin cells, which causes the skin-cell production process to go into overdrive. This results in a build-up of skin cells causing red, scaly patches on the
EU cancer estimates for 2020 reveal 2.7 million new cases The European Joint Research Council (JRC) released its 2020 burden of cancer estimates on 22 July, 2020. The report revealed The cancer burden is estimated to have risen to 2.7 million new cases (all types, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) and 1.3 million deaths in 2020. Female breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed. Key findings:
American Association for Cancer Research Forum addresses racism and inequality in cancer trials A forum at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) addressed the issue of racism and inequality in research. The forum at AACR’s Virtual Annual Meeting II featured several racially and ethnically diverse leaders in the oncology community and focused on the underrepresentation of people of color in clinical trials, academic training programs and leadership
