The fundamental role of healthcare providers is not only the provision of state-of-the-art care but also the creation and maintenance of hopefulness. To this end, a new definition of hopefulness and the conditions needed for hope to thrive are required.

Velindre University NHS Trust is building a new cancer hospital to serve South East Wales.

The southern Alberta province in Canada is experiencing a steep rise of cases and services are currently dispersed on various sites. Key to improving outcomes is providing a consolidated service combined with a community model partnered with education and research.

The Integrated Oncology Centre of the University Hospital of Liège is an ambulatory tumour treatment centre located on the striking site of Sart-Tilman.

This technical talk sought to advance delegates' understanding of the technologies, improvements and options in this specialty.

The pace of scientific research in the global development of new cancer treatments is astonishing, with precision medicines dramatically improving survivability rates, which have doubled since 1970.

Cancer poses an enormous challenge to both patients and the healthcare system, reflecting a growing clinical need on the one hand and a growing number of options on the other. A critical challenge therefore is to consider how rapid technological developments might be levied to improve healthcare.

This talk will explore the particular challenges of designing cancer care facilities for children, taking into account the needs of the child’s family and achieving a design that is suitable for children of all ages.

Tom Pharaoh, director of strategy at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, shares reflections from the perspective of a UK tertiary cancer centre on the future for cancer care, its challenges and opportunities.

This talk focuses on Israel’s newest, most advanced cancer centre, known as the ‘butterfly’, a six-storey, 12,000-square-metre centre providing comprehensive oncology care, including a Radiotherapy Institute.

This talk explores how the face of cancer care and the way it is delivered is changing dramatically.

This talk explores the concept and patient experience of Maggie’s, a charity that supports anyone living with cancer and their family and friends, whatever kind of cancer, and whatever stage they’re at.

This talk focuses on Israel’s newest, most advanced cancer centre, known as the ‘butterfly’, a six-storey, 12,000-square-metre centre providing comprehensive oncology care, including a Radiotherapy Institute.

This expert design panel will explore what the brief might look like for a new generation of cancer care facilities, identify the best ways of working with healthcare professionals and patient communities to deliver these aims, and bring the lessons they have learned to the discussion.