Dr Mirela Sedic on behalf of the Institute for Anthropological Research has been granted Active membership to the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC). EORTC is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit cancer research Organisation established under the laws of Belgium whose mission is to coordinate and conduct international translational and clinical research to improve the standard of cancer treatment for patients. EORTC aims ultimately to increase people’s survival and quality of life by testing new therapeutic strategies based on existing drugs, surgery, and radiotherapy. EORTC also helps develop new drugs and approaches in partnership with the pharmaceutical industry and in patients’ best interests.