Cancer Center (zorg) nieuws
Snellere en veiligere diagnose hersenlymfoom met ruggenprik
Nieuwe biomarkers verbeteren ruggenprikonderzoek naar hersenlymfomen.
Read more'Working in healthcare is a team sport'
Ronald de Krijger, Professor of Pathology of Solid Childhood Tumours delivered his inaugural address at the Academy Building of Utrecht University on 4 July. His message: 'In connection, developments within pathology allow us to further improve care for children with cancer.'
Read moreKidney tumors in children: specific diagnosis with MRI
Justine van der Beek researched how different types of kidney tumors can be distinguished using MRI scans.
Read moreHow do immune cells recognise cancer?
UMC Utrecht unravels how immune cells recognise and battle cancer.
Read moreUMC Utrecht eases treatment of liver cancer
Treated in two hours instead of two weeks: the go-ahead has been given for two clinical trials in which liver cancer patients will actually be treated with the hybrid C-arm. The device, an invention of UMC Utrecht, speeds up and eases radioembolization. This project is part of the IMAGIO consortium, which has now received an IHI grant of no less than 24 million euros from the European Union and its partners.
Read moreEqual access to genetic testing
Women with a lower level of education and with a migrant background are less likely to receive a referral for genetic testing.
Read moreBasic research at UMC Utrecht contributes to candidate immunotherapeutic drug
Investigators at UMC Utrecht and biopharmaceutical company NextCure have published preclinical data on the LAIR family of molecules.
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