TY - JOUR T1 - The evolution of cancer treatment JF - European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice JO - Eur J Hosp Pharm SP - 313 LP - 314 DO - 10.1136/ejhpharm-2012-000125 VL - 19 IS - 3 AU - Umberto Veronesi Y1 - 2012/06/01 UR - http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/19/3/313.abstract N2 - Many changes have occurred in medical science and practice over the last 50 years. Today medicine is truly multidisciplinary, ranging from biology, to physics, to automation and information technology. All this new knowledge cannot be entrusted to a single professional. Physicians therefore need to share experiences and work with other professionals including pharmacists, biologists, nurses, psychologists, physicists. The revolution that has occurred over the last decades has changed forever the life of our patients and the way we approach patient care. As shown in summary form in table 1, technology has changed in all fields of medicine and, with technology, our mindset has changed too. View this table:In this windowIn a new windowTable 1 Major revolutions in medicine over the last 50 years A series of new paradigms and concepts have been introduced into medical practice. The new approach towards the dose setting process from the maximum tolerated dose to the minimum effective dose level is one of the most important … ER -