Information about ongoing trials in The Netherlands
New methods and treatments are undergoing clinical trials in The Netherlands all the time. These trials are tools of both fundamental research and of the development of new medicines, diagnostics and treatment methods. A patient may be asked to participate in a trial, but he or she can also wish to participate, for instance to […]
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Prostate Cancer added to website
The Corona virus led to major disruption in the workload of hospitals in early 2020, which caused a temporarily suspension of the inquiry. Only at the end of 2020 was it possible to resume the inquiry, this time directed at urologic conditions, and now Prostate Cancer has been added to the website. Prostate Cancer is […]
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Activities behind the scenes
-the polling of specialists has been paused this spring because of Covid, but restarted in late summer. It is our intention to gather sufficient input so we can add a few extra types of cancer. -the results so far have been based solely on the opinions of the specialists within their own field of expertise. […]
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Nieuwsbericht 4 november 2020
Ontwikkelingen achter de schermen: -De enquête om de specialisten te bevragen is door COVID gepauzeerd, maar is inmiddels hervat, we hopen daardoor nog een aantal kankersoorten te kunnen toevoegen. -De huidige resultaten zijn gebaseerd op de opinies van de specialisten op hun eigen vakgebied. Deze methode heeft het grote voordeel van betrouwbaarheid, maar het nadeel […]
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DATA COLLECTION – THE FIRST PHASE IS NOW READY
Today, the first phase of data collection for the cancer centres of excellence has been completed.Sufficient responses have now been received to publish the opinion of the specialists for six types ofcancer, namely: -Breast cancer-Bowel cancer-Melanomas-Pancreatic cancer-Lung cancer (Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (SCLC) and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC))-Oesophageal/stomach cancer The preview ...
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CANCER CENTRE PRESENTATION IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 18, 2020 IN NIEUWSPOORT (PUBLIC DEBATE CENTRE)
March 12 2020 Members of the Dutch House of Representatives will be present.Presentation will be made (in short) by Professor Kersten (statistician) and Peter Kapitein(Inspire2Live) followed by a panel discussion involving: Jelle Barentsz (Professor of radiology, Nijmegen) -Richard van Hillegersberg -Peter van der Spek (Professor of Bioinformatics, Erasmus Medical Centre) -Martijn Nap (IQVIA) -Pat...
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CORONAVIRUS GETS IN THE WAY OF PRESENTATION TO DUTCH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 16 2020 The presentation planned to be made to members of the Dutch House of Representatives, inassociation with a panel discussion involving leading cancer specialists, has unfortunately had to becancelled
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PREVIEW OF THE CANCER CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE WEBSITE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS!
March 18 2020 Today the installation, testing and inspection of the website have been completed and interested parties can now consult the relevant data. Not all types of cancer are accessible yet because the remaining data collection is still ongoing. However, the preview is being made available to enable patients with one of the 6 […]
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IDENTIFICATION OF CANCER CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE CURRENTLY ON HOLD DUE TO EFFECTS OF COVID-19
Due to hospitals and medical specialists being overloaded by the coronavirus outbreak, thecollection of data on cancer centres of excellence for additional types of cancer has been puton hold for the time being.
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