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Thesis defense Ruby van Stein

with patients. I'm practical-minded: I want to do something and preferably see immediate results. So, the practical PhD trajectory I found was perfect for me

Netherlands Cancer Institute's clinic highest ranking Dutch hospital in 'World’s best specialized hospitals 2023’

is based on reputation. Its foundation is an online survey conducted across 40,000 medical specialists from 20 countries, invited by the research bureau. Respondents were asked which clinics they would recommend (excluding their own) in their own…

Thesis defense Ieva Kurilova – interventional oncology

under image-guidance (such as CT or ultrasound) to achieve precise tumor targeting for cancer in different organs in the body. In selected patients with metastatic colorectal cancer interventional oncology therapies can help achieve long-term…

AI can help improve precision radiotherapy

and accounting for changes in the patient’s ana tomy over time, and automatically adapting radiation delivery each time a patient is treated.

IKA tamoxifen randomized clinical trial

10.1038/s41416-018-0221-8. Epub 2018 Oct 5. Mi totic count can predict tamoxifen benefit in postmenopausal breast cancer patients while Ki67 score cannot Karin Beelen, Mark Opdam, Tesa Severson, Rutger Koornstra, Andrew Vincent, Jelle Wesseling,…

Precision medicine and survivorship

breast cancer recurrence; specifically, we aim to investigate germline genetic variants for their role in breast cancer subtype development and outcome. We strive to translate and implement our findings in models and tools to facilitate shared…

The Physical Activity and Memory (PAM) study

Physical exercise is a promising intervention to improve cognition and white matter integrity. Therefore, we investigate whether an exercise intervention can improve cognitive functioning and white matter integrity in breast cancer patients, 2-4…

Mathijs Mol

as at the department of Gastroenterology and Hepa tology of the Amsterdam UMC under the supervision of prof. dr. E. Dekker and dr. A.S. Aelvoet. My field of study focusses on the psychosocial aspects of having Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP),…

Head and Neck Rehabilitation program (HNR)

tailored program for HNC patients developed to restore patients’ functioning and to optimize Health related quality of Life (HRQoL) and societal participation. This project aims to assess the effectiveness of this HNR program as a whole, as well as…

PROFILES

collection management; from inviting patients to participation in studies, to collecting patient-reported outcomes data via web-based or mailed questionnaires, and linking these data with clinical data. PROFILES contains a large web-based component…

Thesis defense Kete Klaver

“Going back to work after successful cancer treatment isn’t always as easy for patients as they had hoped. Some of them experience what’s known as cognitive impairments. They may struggle with planning, following conversations during meetings, or…

Patient research addressing the financial consequences of cancer

A cancer diagnosis may lead to financial distress. The scope of this problem, however, is currently unknown. That’s why the Netherlands Cancer Institute has initiated an anonymous study under patients in Europe. All patients are hereby invited to…