EORTC Quality of Life Group (QLG)
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The EORTC Quality of Life Group (QLG) aims to better understand the effects of cancer and its treatments on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients across diverse populations and cultures.
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👏 Huge congrats to Madeline Pe for her fantastic presentation at #ESMO25!

Sharing key outcomes from the SISAQOL-IMI initiative and putting patient voices at the heart of cancer research.

Proud moment for EORTC! 📸

#QualityOfLife #EORTC #CancerResearch #GivingVoice2Patients @qol.eortc.org
💪 Looking forward to the presentation by @madelinepe.bsky.social on the SISAQOL-IMI initiative shortly at #ESMO25!

#QualityofLife #GivingVoice2Patients
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👏 We’re proud to see Madeline Pe, Head of EORTC #QualityofLife Department, present key insights from the SISAQOL-IMI initiative at #ESMO25.

Four years of work to improve how patient-reported outcomes are analysed in cancer trials.

📢 Catch her talk today at 14:35 in Berlin!

@qol.eortc.org
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ESMO 2025: A leadership moment!

EORTC President @winettevandergraaf.bsky.social and incoming President @benjaminbessemd.bsky.social in action.
Sharing ideas, energy, and a vision for better cancer care across Europe.

Their presence at #ESMO25 says it all: Continuity Collaboration. Real impact.
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📍We are in Berlin for #ESMO25. Come and visit us at our booth #S4040.

Don't miss EORTC's upcoming sessions, mini-oral sessions, posters and more. Stay tuned!

👉 More info: www.eortc.org/blog/2025/10...

@myesmo.bsky.social #EORTC #ClinicalTrials #CancerResearch #Oncology #TreatmentOptimisation
🎤 Proud moment for the @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group at #ESMO25!

Our members are sharing key insights on patient-reported outcomes & quality of life in #CancerResearch — advancing how we measure what truly matters to patients.

Don’t miss their presentations 👇

www.eortc.org/blog/2025/10...
👏 Looking forward to the presentations from @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group members Ogechukwu Edeh-Asogwa & Josien Scheepens this week at @eanoassociation.bsky.social 2025!

More info 👇
www.eortc.org/blog/2025/10...

#EANO2025 #NeuroOncology #CancerResearch
#GivingVoice2Patients
🎀 Supporting #PinkOctober & progress in #BreastCancer care.

👏 We are proud to have contributed to the update of the QLQ-BR23 into the QLQ-BR42, advancing how breast cancer patients' #QualityofLife is measured.

🔗 Learn more about @eortc.org's work & #EBCC15: www.eortc.org/blog/2025/10...
🎗️ Advancing breast cancer care takes all of us. EORTC leads with cutting-edge trials, global partnerships & impactful science this #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth.

🔗 Read more: www.eortc.org/blog/2025/10...

#PinkOctober #EORTCBreast #EORTCqol #CancerResearch #ClinicalTrials #Oncology #ResearchImpact
🌟 Looking forward to the @csoncol.bsky.social symposium at #ESMO2025 and to the contributions from @eortc.org President @winettevandergraaf.bsky.social and our EORTC colleagues @madelinepe.bsky.social and Chris Cronin 👏

More info 👇

#GivingVoice2Patients #CancerResearch #QualityofLife
We are proud that our EORTC President @winettevandergraaf.bsky.social and esteemed colleagues will be contributing to the CSO symposium where the importance of patient-centred outcomes and global collaboration will be highlighted!

Looking forward to the outcome of this important event.
📅 Attending ESMO in Berlin? Don't miss this special CSO Symposium taking place on Fri Oct 17, 5:30-7:00 pm CET. 
Moderated by @winettevandergraaf.bsky.social, the panel will discuss recent CSO initiatives & activities in Europe & beyond.

See you there!

@eortc.org #CancerCare #CommonSenseOncology
📅 Save the date for the next @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group meeting!

Our spring 2026 meeting will take place on 16 & 17 April in Berlin ✨

🔎 More info incl. on programme and registration will be made available in early 2026 here: www.eortc.org/event/eortc-...

#QLGmeeting #GivingVoice2Patients
🚀 Our Annual Newsletter is out!
This year's edition features the growing role of Health Economics & HTA within the @eortc.org #QualityofLife (QoL) Group & QoL Department.

💬 It also includes inspiring insights from long-standing members.

📖 Read more: qol.eortc.org/newsletters/
#GivingVoice2Patients
👏 Honoured to see our colleague Claire Piccinin share @eortc.org perspectives at the NASEM Cancer Policy Forum today.

Her talk will highlight how patient-reported outcomes can shape research and care that is truly patient-centred 💪

#GivingVoice2Patients #QualityofLife

More info 👇
📢 Today, at the NASEM National Cancer Policy Forum, our colleague Claire Piccinin will present perspectives from EORTC on patient-centred initiatives and ongoing efforts to promote the impactful use of patient-reported outcome data 👇

www.nationalacademies.org/event/44567_...

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Very interesting session with speakers from Japan, India, Slovenia, Jordan, South Africa and South Korea.
Language matters, cultural sensitivity even more, particularly in Quality of Life Research. There’s work to do!

Happy to have introduced the topic showing other global activities @eortc.org
💡 Insightful panel discussion as part of @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group autumn meeting closing plenary session.
We look forward to broadening our collaborations in global context🤝

#QLGmeeting #GivingVoice2Patients
@winettevandergraaf.bsky.social @miekevhr.bsky.social

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👏Another great meeting of @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group coming to an end.
Many projects, collaborations, inspiring discussions &exchanges of ideas💡

Thank you for joining us, see you in Berlin in April 2026!
#QLGmeeting #GivingVoice2Patients
@mogensgroenvold.bsky.social @dirkhofmeister.bsky.social
💡 Insightful panel discussion as part of @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group autumn meeting closing plenary session.
We look forward to broadening our collaborations in global context🤝

#QLGmeeting #GivingVoice2Patients
@winettevandergraaf.bsky.social @miekevhr.bsky.social

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Excited to host - for the third time - this meeting of a scientific group that I joined in 1989, and which has since made a very substantial contribution to its field.
👏🏼 Welcome to the @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group autumn meeting 2025 in sunny Copenhagen! 🇩🇰

We have a packed room for the welcome session and a busy programme for the two days ahead - looking forward to another productive meeting! 💪🏼

#GivingVoice2Patients #QLGmeeting
👏🏼 Welcome to the @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group autumn meeting 2025 in sunny Copenhagen! 🇩🇰

We have a packed room for the welcome session and a busy programme for the two days ahead - looking forward to another productive meeting! 💪🏼

#GivingVoice2Patients #QLGmeeting
🌟Attending the 3rd International Multidisciplinary Anal Cancer Conference (IMACC 2025) in Leeds today &tomorrow?

Don't miss the 3 poster presentations & mini oral presentation by our @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group members Samantha Sodergren & Daniel Aze 👇

More info: english.events/imacc2025/co...
📢 Attending #EAPM2025 this week?
Today, our @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group member Ines Rathgeber will report on the development of an e-learning course focusing on the use of EORTC PRO measures for quality of life assessment in clinical practice 👇

eapm.eu.com/2025-eapm-co...

#CancerResearch
👏 Proud to see this new policy review by Ian Tannock et al. in
@thelancetoncol.bsky.social!

It highlights the need for standardised HRQoL responder criteria for better patient care & clinical decision-making.
👉 eortc.org/blog/2025/09...

#QualityofLife #GivingVoice2Patients
@madelinepe.bsky.social
🔔 New in @thelancetoncol.bsky.social:
Policy review led by Ian Tannock & Madeline Pe with EORTC & CSO highlights the critical role of patient quality of life data in the evaluation of treatments for people with advanced cancer.
📖Read more: www.eortc.org/blog/2025/09...
#CancerResearch #QualityofLife
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🎯 New date!

Join EORTC on 24 Sept 2025 for Treatment Optimisation: Making Cancer Treatment Accessible & Sustainable in Europe, hosted by Mrs Tilly Metz at the @europarl.europa.eu.

🗓️ 24 Sept

📍 EU Parliament & online

🔗 www.eortc.org/event/eortc-...

⚠️ Previous registrations are invalid.
📢 Final reminder to please register by 1st September (extended deadline) if you wish to attend the @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group autumn Meeting 2025:

📅 25-26 September
📍 Copenhagen (DK)
🔗 Registration link in invitation email
🔎 Info on programme etc: www.eortc.org/event/eortc-...

#QLGmeeting
🚨Important findings in K Taylor et al. study on life after head & neck cancer: long-term toxicities affect most survivors — highlighting the need for better patient support & tailored follow-up care.

doi.org/10.1002/ijc....

#CancerCare #GivingVoice2Patients #QualityofLife
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📰New @uiccofficial.bsky.social International Journal of Cancer study by K. Taylor et al. for @qol.eortc.org & @eortc.org Head & Neck Cancer (HNC) Group: 68% of long-term HNC survivors face moderate–severe toxicities. Insights can guide patient info & survivorship care.

doi.org/10.1002/ijc....
#QoL
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Are cancer treatments truly optimised for patients?

Our CEO, Denis Lacombe, shares why treatment optimisation must be central to cancer care, and how EU policy can help.

🔗 europeancancer.org/resources/ne...

#CancerCare #TreatmentOptimisation
🧠 New publication on survivors of oligodendroglioma highlights long-term impacts on health-related #qualityoflife and cognitive functioning. An international cross-sectional study from the @eortc.org Quality of Life Group study team.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/neuo... 

#NeuroOncology #GivingVoice2Patients
📅 Reminder: Registration is open for the @eortc.org #QualityofLife Group (QLG) autumn meeting, to be held on 25-26 September in Copenhagen!

⏰ Register by 19th August to secure your place!

🔗More info including on venue & programme: www.eortc.org/event/eortc-...

#QLGmeeting