Radboudumc Centre for Oncology

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Learning Resources

Compilation: Bachelors Learning Resources

Primary purpose: Provide learning opportunities such as bachelor's programs, summer school, internships, and the UMC Honors Academy.

Target audience: Students enrolled at Radboud University.

Information: Information [1].

Compilation: Masters Learning Resources

Primary purpose: Provide learning opportunities such as masters programs (Biomedical Sciences, Cognitive Neurosciences, Molecular Mechanisms of Disease) and internships.

Target audience: Masters students.

Information: Information [2].

Compilation: PhD Learning Resources

Primary purpose: Provide learning opportunities such as PhD programs, courses, grant opportunities and retreats.

Target audience: PhD students.

Information: Information [3].

Compilation: Postdoc Learning Resources

Primary purpose: Provide learning opportunities such as Postdoc programs, courses, grant opportunities and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships.

Target audience: Postdoc students.

Information: Information [4].

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
Technique MRI-guided biopsy Yes
Technique Stereostatic biopsy Yes
Technique Ultrasound guided biopsy Yes
Technique EBUS-TBNA Yes
Technique CT guided biopsis 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 Bone scintigraphy Yes
Pathology
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine Electron microscopy Yes
Facility Cytology laboratory Yes
Technique FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization) Yes
Technique PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) Yes
Technique Cytometry Yes
Technique Histochemistry Yes
Technique Techniques for molecular pathology Yes
Technique Cytogenetics Yes
Pathology: Molecular Tests
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Technique KI-67 Yes
Technique PI3KCA Yes
Technique KRAS Yes
Technique BRAF Yes
Technique RET Yes
Technique EGFR Yes
Technique ALK Yes
Technique COMPREHENSIVE MOLECULAR PANELS Yes
Others
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Technique Bronchoscopy Yes
Technique Colposcopy Yes
Technique Hysteroscopy Yes

Treatment

Surgical Oncology
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Specialist Breast surgery Yes
Specialist Thoracic surgery 8
Specialist Digestive surgery 15
Specialist Neurosurgery 15
Specialist Gynaecological surgery Yes
Specialist Head and neck surgery 5
Specialist Soft tissue surgery Yes
Specialist Orthopaedic surgery 11
Specialist Oncoplastic surgery 11
Specialist Paediatric surgery 8
Specialist Sarcoma surgery Yes
Technique Robotic surgery Yes
Technique image guided surgery Yes
Radiotherapy
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine Linear accelerators 5
Machine Linear accelerators with IMRT/VMAT Yes
Technique Intraperitoneal chemo-hyperthermia ( HIPEC) Yes
Technique Stereotactic radiotherapy Yes
Technique Thermal ablation (with radiofrequency or microwave) Yes (both)
Technique Proton therapy Yes
Machine Gamma Knife Yes
Specialists
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Specialist Physician with a specialisation in palliative care 2
Specialist Medical oncologist 26
Specialist Nurse with a specialisation/certification in palliative care 3
Specialist Physician specialised in pain treatment 3
Specialist Neurologist 16
Specialist Lung physician 6
Specialist Radiotherapist 24
Specialist Psychologist or Psychotherapist 30
Specialist Psychiatrist 13
Specialist Pharmacist Yes
Specialist Social worker 2
Specialist Spiritual care 8
Specialist Physiotherapist 35
Specialist Dietitian 27
Others
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Machine Endoprosthesis Yes

Prevention

Others
Type Name Availibility Uses per year
Facility Breast cancer screening program Yes
Facility Cervical cancer screening program Yes
Facility Colorectal cancer screening program Yes

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Course: Mindfulness Training

Primary purpose: Provide training on how to practice mindfulness.

Contact information: Free sign-up [5].

Tool: Distress Meter

Primary purpose: To identify and monitor a cancer patient's distress levels and concerns, facilitating communication about these issues with healthcare providers, and assisting in determining the need for additional support or care.

Information: Survey [6].

Facility: Adolescent and Young Adult Outpatient Clinic

Primary purpose: Provide advice and support for adolescents and young adults aged 18 to 39 suffering from cancer.

Contact information: Information [7].