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OBITUARY
BRUNO CASTAGNETO
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SIOG mourns the tragic loss of Dr Bruno Castagneto, medical oncologist, who passed in Genova in December 2020 aged 70 from COVID-19. Dr Castagneto worked for many years at Santo Spirito Hospital in Casale Monferrato, Italy where he was one the first oncologists to raise awareness on pleural mesothelioma in Italy and facilitate the creation of the relevant national registry in his country. In 2007 he became chief of the Oncology Department of Novi Ligure, Italy where he also established a geriatric oncology service. He was also scientific advisor to the Italian League for the Treatment and Prevention of Cancer (Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori) and he served as chair of the Italian Group of Geriatric Oncology (GIOGER).
ROSEMARY YANCIK
Rosemary Yancik, PhD, a medical sociologist, was best known for her talent of bringing a group of experts together who shared her interests in improving the prevention and management of cancer in elderly patients. She passed away on April 13, 2020.
Dr. Yancik was instrumental in the formation of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) in 2000. In recognition for her contribution in geriatric oncology, she received the Paul Calabresi Award from SIOG in 2004.
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