Cancer creates a major threat to development; it undermines socio-economic advances throughout the world. It is believed that the number of cancer patients would rise from 12.7 million in the year 2008 to 22.2 million by 2030. It is also agreed that the condition is reaching epidemic proportions. Now, the European Journal of Clinical Oncology is conveniently placed in the scholarly communication milieu to help counter the menace of cancer.