The Lancet Oncology in conversation with

In this special episode, Dr Cheryl Lai, Acting Deputy Editor at The Lancet Oncology, is joined by Dr Raffaella Casolino (University of Glasgow, UK; International Cancer Genome Consortium - Accelerating Research in Genomic Oncology) and Professor Mark Lawler (Queen's University Belfast, UK) to discuss the outcomes and implications of the latest Lancet Oncology Commission on cccelerating equitable cancer genomics and precision oncology in health care and research.

Explore the Commission and related content:

https://www.thelancet.com/commissions-do/accelerating-equitable-cancer-genomics

Look at the infographic:

https://www.thelancet.com/infographics-do/universal-access-precision-oncology

Read the full Commission:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(26)00302-5

Professor Sherene Loi and the International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group on tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes as breast cancer biomarkers. Two Articles cover AI and digital pathology scoring methods and a Review examines integrating TILs into radiation oncology trials and clinical practice. The Articles and Review are published in the September 2026 issue of The Lancet Oncology.

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5-year quality of life (QOL) substudy of the SUPREMO trial examining the effects of chest wall radiotherapy versus no chest wall radiotherapy after mastectomy in patients with intermediate-risk breast cancer. The data will put patients in a better position to make an informed treatment decision considering long-term QOL effects for intermediate-risk early breast cancer.

Click here to read the full article:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(26)00122-1/fulltext

Imaging is central to osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma diagnosis and treatment, yet no international consensus defines optimal modalities or schedules to date. Hans presents harmonised European recommendations for the imaging of bone sarcomas, fulfilling the requirement for a methodical, systematic, and uniform approach to the diagnosis, treatment response assessment and post-therapy surveillance of osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(26)00141-5/fulltext

Jamie Prowse, Senior Editor at The Lancet Oncology, is joined by Dr Hedvig Hricak (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA) and Dr Zachary Ward (Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA) to discuss Cancer workforce—a global crisis: a Lancet Oncology Commission.

To discover more about the commission click here: www.thelancet.com/commissions-do/cancer-workforce.

To read the full commission click here: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(26)00065-3

Cheryl Lai, Acting Deputy Editor of The Lancet Oncology, is joined by Professor Fred Saad (Department of Surgery/Urology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada) to discuss pain and health-related quality-of-life outcomes from the randomised phase 3 ARANOTE trial of darolutamide in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Hear about the findings from the study, the importance of quality of life for patients with metastatic prostate cancer, and how clinical research in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer might look in the next 5 years.

Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(26)00014-8/fulltext

Cheryl Reeves, Senior Editor at The Lancet Oncology, is joined by Professor James Nagarajah to discuss his open-label, randomised, phase 2 study [177Lu]-PSMA-617-PSMA-617 in oligometastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (BULLSEYE).

Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(25)00762-4/fulltext

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Medical imaging and theranostics are revolutionising how we diagnose, treat, and understand disease. To meet this moment, The Lancet group is happy to announce the launch of, The Lancet Medical Imaging and Theranostics. 

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Join us for this special episode where Deputy Editor Cheryl Lai speaks with Ali Landman, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Medical Imaging & Theranostics, about the scope and vision of the new journal and Ali's highlights in oncological imaging from the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, March 4-8, 2026.

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Medical imaging and theranostics are revolutionising how we diagnose, treat, and understand disease. To meet this moment, The Lancet group is happy to announce the launch of, The Lancet Medical Imaging and Theranostics. 

You can visit https://www.thelancet.com/medical-imaging-theranostics to learn more.

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Kayleigh Bhangdia discusses the latest GBD breast cancer study data, telling the audience about epidemiological trends, disease burden, and risk factors associated with breast cancer globally, regionally, and nationally for 204 countries from 1990 to 2023. Kayleigh sheds light on disparities in breast cancer burden across the globe and forecasts to 2050, and highlights the the most critical areas that future GBD studies should focus on to improve the accuracy, relevance, and impact of breast cancer estimates worldwide.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(25)00730-2/fulltext

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Medical imaging and theranostics are revolutionising how we diagnose, treat, and understand disease. To meet this moment, The Lancet group is happy to announce the launch of, The Lancet Medical Imaging and Theranostics. 

You can visit https://www.thelancet.com/medical-imaging-theranostics to learn more.

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Jamie Prowse, Senior Editor at The Lancet Oncology, is joined by Dr Dylan Graetz (Department of Oncology and Department of Global Pediatric Medicine, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital) and Dr Erica Kaye (Department of Oncology, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital) to discuss qualitative in oncology.

and the reviews in  Lancet Haematology 2026  https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026(25)00321-7

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Medical imaging and theranostics are revolutionising how we diagnose, treat, and understand disease. To meet this moment, The Lancet group is happy to announce the launch of, The Lancet Medical Imaging and Theranostics. 

You can visit https://www.thelancet.com/medical-imaging-theranostics to learn more.

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