Published 13 November 2020 One clear change meant minimising the number of patient visits to the clinic – instead, physicians, nurses and patients met via telephone or video call. A cancer diagnosis often entails many hospital visits and intensive treatments that can be very tiring for the patient. In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, cancer patients were identified as an at-risk g

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/wake-pandemic-new-methods-cancer-care - 2025-05-13

Published 23 November 2020 Predrag Bakic (Photo: Tove Gilad) In October, Predrag Bakic received a research grant from the Swedish Breast Cancer Association for 600 000 SEK. His research focuses on the evaluation of a novel clinical imaging system for early breast cancer screening, which combines X-ray and mechanical imaging of the breast.   Predrag Bakic (Photo: Tove Gilvad) Predrag Bakic is a vis

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Published 20 January 2021 Harmful variants in cellular networks divided by different forms of cancer Lund researcher Mauno Vihinen has received a grant from the Cancer Foundation to develop AI methods that in the long run enable improved cancer diagnosis. One of the researchers who has received a grant from the Cancer Foundation is Mauno Vihinen, professor of medical structural biology at the Depa

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/improved-and-tailored-prediction-methods-cancer - 2025-05-13

Published 9 February 2021 Cecilia Jädert and Kristian Pietras during Focus on Cancer Collaboration digital meeting on February 4th 2021 The seventh meeting Focus on Cancer Collaboration was arranged as a digital event by Medicon Village in collaboration with Lund university Cancer centre (LUCC), Create Health at Lund University and Lund University Innovation. At the international world cancer day

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Published 12 March 2021 In recent years, therapeutic antibodies have transformed the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new, efficient method based on the genetic scissors CRISPR-Cas9, that facilitates antibody development. The discovery is published in Nature Communications. Antibody drugs are the fastest growing class of dr

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By pia [dot] berntsson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se (Pia Berntsson) - published 23 March 2021 Professor Sophia Zackrisson has been appointed as the new LUCC coordinator for a 3-year period and she will replace Kristian Pietras as coordinator from March 1st 2021. Nomination of coordinator candidates took place during December 2020 until the end of February 2021 and the Dean of Faculty of Medicine app

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By bodil [dot] malmstrom [at] fsi [dot] lu [dot] se (Bodil Malmström) - published 25 March 2021 Cancer in the colon and rectum is the third most common form of cancer after prostate and breast cancer. This screening will help healthcare providers to detect colorectal cancer at an early stage In May, screening for colorectal cancer will be offered in Skåne to all those born in 1961. Subsequently, S

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Published 4 May 2021 3D-mammography, to the right, gives a more detailed image 3D-mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine screenings, when compared with traditional mammography, according to a large study from Lund University in Sweden. The results are published in the journal Radiology. “Our results indicate that 3D-mammography, or digital bre

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Published 4 May 2021 Sergii Gladchuk, Anthony George, Malin Dahlgren, Christian Brueffer, Lao Saal and Yilun Chen. (Photo: Olle Dahlbäck) A small proportion of women who receive anti-estrogen treatment after breast cancer surgery have worse outcomes. This is associated with mutations in the estrogen receptor gene, according to a study from Lund University now published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum.   “

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Published 24 May 2021 Pia Sundgren has been elected as Senior Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and Titti Owman recieved Distinguished Service Award from the Society for MR Radiographers & Technologist (SMRT). Pia C. Maly Sundgren, M.D., Ph.D., Lund University, Lund, Sweden has been elected as Senior Fellow of the International Society of Magnetic Resona

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/elected-senior-fellow-and-distinguished-service-award-lund - 2025-05-13

Published 28 June 2021 Skåne University Hospital is in a process to establish a Comprehensive Cancer Centre. A digital site visit by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI) took place 22-24 June, 2021 as part of the accreditation process to establish a Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Skåne University Hospital. OECI has an accreditation programme to implement quality in cancer care. Sk

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/accreditation-process-improve-cancer-care-skane-university-hospital - 2025-05-13

Published 30 September 2021 Photo: Tove Smeds Congratulations Anna Blom, Professor of Medical Protein Chemistry at Lund University and the recipient of the Swedish Society of Medicine’s Berzelius Medal in Gold 2021 for innovative research in the field of medical chemistry. How does it feel to receive this prestigious award? – It’s a great honour for me to be awarded the Berzelius Medal and for our

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Published 20 October 2021 Information about the Advanced Cancer Biology course VMFN29 (30 ECTS) can be found here The application period is from October 18th 2021 to January 17rd 2023 and you apply in the international admission portal The course period is from August 29th 2022 to January 23rd 2023.  

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/international-admission-advanced-cancer-biology-course-open - 2025-05-13

Published 17 December 2021 After a major development work where researchers and experts in urology, communication and IT have collaborated, Region Skåne landed Organized prostate cancer testing, OPT, 2020. Photo: iStockphoto With 10,000 new cases a year, prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in Sweden. To create equal, accessible and high-quality prostate cancer care, Region Skåne has int

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Published 7 March 2022 Göran Jönsson, Professor in molecular oncology at Lund University. Photo: Tove Smeds Congratulations to Göran Jönsson who receives this year's Göran Gustafsson Prize in medicine. The prize is awarded by the Royal Academy of Sciences and is awarded to younger researchers who have achieved great success in their field. Göran Jönsson, professor in molecular oncology at Lund Uni

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Published 18 March 2022 Alexander Pietras, Associate Professor at Lund University, have been awarded an European Research Council Consolidator Grant (ERC-CoG) for the project - RESISTANCEPROGRAMS. The research group will explore and exploite the post-radiotherapy brain microenvironment for therapeutic opportunities in malignant brain tumors. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the deadliest form of bra

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/euroupean-research-council-consolidator-grant-alexander-pietras - 2025-05-13

Published 12 April 2022 istock/selvanegra In a recent study from Lund University in Sweden, researchers discovered that metabolic changes affect how blood cells are formed during embryonic development. They found a previously unknown metabolic switch with a key role in how different types of blood cells develop. This means blood cell formation can be directed towards producing natural killer cells

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/metabolism-found-regulate-production-killer-cells - 2025-05-13

Published 13 April 2022 iStock/Design cells In recent years, great advances have been made in the development of new successful immunotherapies to treat cancer. CAR T-cell therapy and antibody treatments are two types of targeted immunotherapies that have revolutionised areas of cancer care. However, there are still significant challenges in the identification of cancer cell surface proteins as ta

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/new-precision-technology-immunotherapy - 2025-05-13

Published 11 May 2022 Smokers have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, but a higher risk of dying from the disease, according to a large population study led by Lund University in Sweden. The researchers followed more than 350 000 people over several decades, and the results are now published in European Urology. It is well known that smokers have an increased risk of developing various ca

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/smoking-worsens-prognosis-men-prostate-cancer - 2025-05-13

Published 15 May 2022 Skåne University Hospital Cancer Centre (SUHCC) has been accredited as Comprehensive Cancer Centre (CCC) by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI). The accreditation as Comprehensive Cancer Centre means that an organisation has been approved according to the highly set quality criteria of the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI). Skåne University H

https://www.lucc.lu.se/article/skane-university-hospital-cancer-centre-accredited-comprehensive-cancer-centre - 2025-05-13