News

Prof. Dr. Nele Adriaenssens

Exercise as medicine: physical activity is vital before, during, and after cancer

Can physical activity actually improve cancer outcomes? Prof. Dr. Nele Adriaenssens (VUB/UZ Brussel) shares why exercise is a "gamechanger" for cancer patients, from reducing chemotherapy side effects to lowering recurrence risks. Learn why personalised rehabilitation is essential before, during, and after treatment in this interview.

Anticancer-Fund-supported-EFFECT-study

Concentration of complex cancer care saves lives

New Belgian research, funded by Anticancer Fund and Kom op tegen Kanker, demonstrated that patients with uterine cancer have a significantly better survival rate when treated in hospitals with sufficient experience and expertise. These findings come from the EFFECT study, led by Prof. Dr. Frédéric Amant (University Hospital Leuven), and emphasize the importance of concentrating complex cancer care in specialized centers.

Investigators of the PIONEER trial

Hot flush treatment has anti-breast cancer activity, study finds

A drug mimicking the hormone progesterone has anti-cancer activity when used together with conventional anti-oestrogen treatment for women with breast cancer, a trial coordinated by the University of Cambridge has found.

A publication by scientists of the Anticancer Fund

Potential therapeutic effect of low-dose paclitaxel in melanoma patients resistant to immune checkpoint blockade: A pilot study

Christoffer Gebhardt, Sonja C S Simon, Rebekka Weber, Mirko Gries, Dong Hun Mun, Raphael Reinhard, Tim Holland-Letz, Viktor Umansky, Jochen Utikal. Potential therapeutic effect of low-dose paclitaxel in melanoma patients resistant to immune checkpoint blockade: A pilot study. Cellular Immunology, 2021 Feb;360:104274, doi: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2020.104274

The MATAO trial for ovarian cancer patients is open for participation

Discovering Darwin in oncology: Launch of a ‘Request for Application’ for researchers in evolutionary therapy