ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) has announced their position on the Data Protection Directive.
ESMO together with EORTC (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer), European, Middle Eastern & African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking, Eurocan Platform, European Society of Surgical Oncology, European Society of Pediatric Oncology, European CanCer Organisation, European Cancer Patient Coalition, European SocieTy for Radiotherapy & Oncology, and Association of European Cancer Leagues have published a this position paper on the Data Protection Directive in Annals of Oncology.