Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
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Experts
Learning Resources
Training: Oncology Graduate School Amsterdam (OOA) - Training program
Primary purpose: To provide comprehensive education and skills development to PhD students in cancer research, enhancing their knowledge, technical expertise, and presentation and interaction skills, while fostering collaboration and scientific exchange within the Amsterdam oncology community.
Target audience: PhD students.
Information: Information [1].
Training: Introduction to R for Data Analysis (Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek)
Primary purpose: To help researchers learn R, an open-source environment for statistical computing and graphics, enabling them to perform basic data analysis, create visual displays, and generate dynamic reports for transparent and reproducible analysis.
Target audience: Researchers.
Information: Information [2].
Training: Medical statistics with R
Primary purpose: To introduce basic statistical methods for analyzing biomedical data, covering exploratory data analysis, tests, power determination, count data analysis, regression models, logistic regression, and survival data analysis.
Target audience: Researchers.
Information: Information [3].
Course: Experimental Oncology
Primary purpose: To provide students an understanding of the molecular basis of normal and tumor cell behavior, as well as the development of new methods for cancer diagnosis and therapy.
Target audience: Students enrolled in a master's program in Biomedical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Science, or a closely related field.
Information: Information [4].
Course: NKI PhD Program 2023 - Chromosome Biology & Gene Regulation
Primary purpose: To attract exceptional national and international PhD students, provide them with outstanding research training in a vibrant scientific environment, and prioritize effective mentoring and support to ensure high-quality research performance.
Target audience: Students with a master's degree or equivalent in fields such as (medical) biology, medicine, physics, chemistry, artificial intelligence, or a related discipline.
Information: Information [5].
Novel Therapies and Diagnostic Methods
Diagnostics
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | CT scanners | Yes | |
| Machine | MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) | Yes | |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | Yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | Yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Camera | Yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | Yes | |
| Technique | EBUS-TBNA | Yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | Yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | Yes | |
| Machine | PET CT | Yes | |
| Machine | SPECT | Yes | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | Yes | |
| Technique | Sentinel node scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | Yes | |
| Technique | FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) | Yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | Yes | |
| Technique | Liquid biopsy | Yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | PDL1 | Yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | Yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | Yes | |
| Technique | RET | Yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | Yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | Yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | Yes |
Treatment
| Radiology | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | CT scanners | Yes | |
| Machine | MRI (specify the strength and field of the techniques) | Yes | |
| Machine | Mammography (please specify analogic mammography or digital) | Yes | |
| Machine | Ultrasound | Yes | |
| Machine | Gamma Camera | Yes | |
| Technique | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | Yes | |
| Technique | EBUS-TBNA | Yes | |
| Technique | Angiography | Yes | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Machine | Pet Scan | Yes | |
| Machine | PET CT | Yes | |
| Machine | SPECT | Yes | |
| Machine | SPECT CT | Yes | |
| Technique | Sentinel node scintigraphy | Yes | |
| Pathology | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Cytology laboratory | Yes | |
| Technique | FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) | Yes | |
| Technique | Cytometry | Yes | |
| Technique | Liquid biopsy | Yes | |
| Pathology: Molecular Tests | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | PDL1 | Yes | |
| Technique | KRAS | Yes | |
| Technique | BRAF | Yes | |
| Technique | RET | Yes | |
| Technique | EGFR | Yes | |
| Technique | HER2 status | Yes | |
| Others | |||
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Technique | Bronchoscopy | Yes | |
| Technique | Hysteroscopy | Yes |
Prevention
| Screening and Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Name | Availibility | Uses per year |
| Facility | Smoking detoxification center | Yes |
Foundation: AVL Patient Care
Primary purpose: To enhance the comfort and well-being of patients at the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital by providing amenities, organizing special activities, and offering personal attention, relying on financial support from companies and individuals.
Information: Information [6].
Resource: AYA - Caring for young adults with cancer
Primary purpose: To provide age-specific, person-oriented support to young adults diagnosed with cancer, focusing on their individual needs, empowering them to maintain control over their lives, and ensuring that age-specific care is available in all tumor centers of expertise.
Information: Information [7].
Facility: Center for Quality of Life
Primary purpose: To provide comprehensive support to both patients and relatives throughout all phases of cancer treatment, considering their physical and mental well-being, listening to their needs, and creating personalized plans to adapt and improve their care accordingly. Offers a range of centers care, like psychiatry, visual arts therapy, dietetics, etc.
Information: Information [8].
Facility: AVL Facilities and Services
Primary purpose: To provide comfort, convenience, and a pleasant environment for patients, including various dining options, a roof terrace, designated living rooms for radiotherapy and day treatment, patient restaurants on nursing floors, and art displays throughout the hospital (AVL).
Information: Information [9].
Council: The Patient Council of the Netherlands Cancer Institute (PaR)
Primary purpose: To represent the interests of patients at the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, providing advice and contributing ideas on matters that are important to the patients, including their position, quality care, policies related to patient well-being, complaints handling, and general admission and care termination policies.
Information: Information [10].
