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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.

ReDO: cimetidine as an anti-cancer agent

Pantziarka, P., Bouche, G., Meheus, L., Sukhatme, V., & Sukhatme, V. P. (2014). Repurposing drugs in oncology (ReDO)-cimetidine as an anti-cancer agent. Ecancermedicalscience, 8, 485. doi:10.3332/ecancer.2014.485

Inconsistencies and questionable reliability of Yamamoto's publication on GcMAF

Ugarte, A., Bouche, G., & Meheus, L. (2014). Inconsistencies and questionable reliability of the publication "immunotherapy of metastatic colorectal cancer with vitamin D-binding protein-derived macrophages-activating, GcMAF" by Yamamoto et al. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy, 63(12), 1347-8. doi: 10.1007/s00262-014-1587-y

Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO) Project

Pantziarka, P., Bouche, G., Meheus, L., Sukhatme, V., & Sukhatme, V. P. (2014). The Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO) Project. Ecancermedicalscience, 8, 442. doi:10.3332/ecancer.2014.442