We are multidisciplinary!

Dealing with digestive cancer as a multidisciplinary disease, the European Society of Digestive Oncology addresses a broad panel of different subspecialities and experts for the purpose of a real interdisciplinary discussion.

Letter of Invitation

Dear Colleagues
Dear Friends

The European Society of Digestive Oncology (ESDO) addresses its special thanks to all individual supporters, to United European Gastroenterology (UEG) as well as to all friends from the International Digestive Cancer Alliance (IDCA) for supporting the establishment of this association in 2008.

ESDO is a non-profit scientific and educational association that extends its activities throughout Europe, comprising individual members, national societies and study groups of digestive oncology.

Our Society sees its purpose in improving and propagating medical treatment of GI-tract tumours, particularly in a multidisciplinary evidence-based approach. ESDO is to set important milestones in the enhancement and promotion of screening, early detection, primary prevention and management of pre-malignant or/and malignant diseases of the GI-tract. Our Society organizes education and academic exchange in the field of digestive oncology and develops guidelines and recommendations for all aspects of digestive oncology for the benefit of patients.

The ESDO Governing Board invites all interested colleagues, national societies and groups dealing with digestive cancer to regularly visit the ESDO website and to apply for ESDO membership. Join our venture, as we are developing the leading European platform in the field of digestive oncology!

Yours sincerely
Eric Van Cutsem, ESDO President
Thomas Seufferlein, ESDO Secretary General

Our Mission

Our mission is

to improve and propagate medical treatment of Gl-tract tumours, particularly in a multi- disciplinary evidence-based approach
to enhance and promote the screening, early detection, primary prevention and management of pre-malignant or/and malignant diseases of the Gl-tract
to enhance and promote research in digestive oncology
to organise education and academic exchange in the field of digestive oncology
to develop guidelines and recommendations for all aspects of digestive oncology for the benefit of patients