Overweight & obesity are associated with at least 13 different types of cancer. Read more in new #VitalSigns. bit.ly/2xkDGJp

#Ghana has only 0.51 paediatric surgeons per million population. In contrast, #England has 29.3 per million. #GlobalSurgery

"A mentor is someone who believes in your potential so relentlessly... you are obliged to live up to those expectations." #FIX17 #mentorship

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

#InternationalGirlChildDay

#WorldSightDay

Today is #GlobalHandwashingDay 🌍 🖐️💧 Access to water and soap for #handwashing varies immensely worldwide bit.ly/2t3n34e

1 2 3 Simple ways to stay healthy and safe. Happy #GlobalHandwashingDay!

DECLARATION OF GENEVA 2017 AS A MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION MY PATIENT'S WELL-BEING WILL BE MY #1 CONSIDERATION ja.ma/2xHe773

On World Food Day, change the future of #migration. Invest in #foodsecurity & rural development. See bit.ly/2ssJE6Q #WFD2017 #SDG2

This is how the world's smartest cities are being built wef.ch/2x2soH8

#MSI 9.2% of #gastriccancer better survival special clinicopatho types #surgicalresearch Franco Roviello BJS onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bj…

➡️ Following the call for a Global Curriculum last year, ESSO & Society of Surgical Oncology have published two more joint articles calling for a Global Curriculum in #ResearchLiteracy for the #SurgicalOncologist! ⬅️ essoweb.org/research-liter… #SurgicalResearch #CancerSurgery

Today our '#BreastCancer Management for #Surgeons: A European Multidisciplinary #Textbook' is published! #ESSOmembers get a 15% #discount when ordering through Springer Publishing Springer Nature Surgery essoweb.org/breast-cancer-…

Submit a manuscript to ASCO's #openaccess Journal of Global Oncology bit.ly/1ZGMzlv

ESSO Leadership has been busy representing our community & sharing their expertise at conferences across the world, raising the visibility of #SurgicalOncology & the importance of it's recognition as a specialty for the benefit of patients worldwide: bit.ly/2zeXfjT

Inadequate #nutritionalsupport for #cancerpatients should be considered ethically unacceptable! #Perioperative #Nutrition & #ERAS need to be incorporated in daily practice to give rise to many clinical + economic advantages. Read our full position paper: bit.ly/2FGwzNt

We are delighted to announce our special issue on #cancer surgery in the #genomic era has been published and is free to read. We hope you'll enjoy this important, cutting-edge issue. We think you will. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bj…

“We must have the honesty to admit to patients that our current research models are not patient centred” EORTC’s Denis Lacombe calls for #cancer #research to refocus on what patients need, rather what drugs can do bit.ly/cw80-drugs-pat…

The invisible cure. Should we be talking more about cancer surgery? - cancerworld.net/cover-story/th…