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20 Oct 2021
International admission for Advanced Cancer Biology course open
International admission for Advanced Cancer Biology VMFN29 (30 ECTS) at Lund University is now open!
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30 Sep 2021
Anna Blom receives the 2021 Berzelius Medal for advances in medical chemistry
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 innovat...
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28 Jun 2021
Accreditation process to improve cancer care at Skåne University Hospital
Skåne University Hospital is in a process to establish a Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
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24 May 2021
Elected Senior Fellow and Distinguished Service Award to Lund
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 ...
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4 May 2021
Mutations can reduce effect of hormonal treatment in early breast cancer
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, ac...
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4 May 2021
Fewer breast cancer cases between screening rounds with 3D-mammography
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 ...
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25 Mar 2021
Screening for colorectal cancer starts this spring
In May, screening for colorectal cancer will be offered in Skåne to all those born in 1961. Subsequently, Swedes aged 60 to 74 will be tested for blood in their faeces, to detect c...
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23 Mar 2021
New LUCC Coordinator
A new LUCC coordinator has been appointed by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Lund University
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12 Mar 2021
New method facilitates development of antibody-based drugs
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, effici...
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9 Feb 2021
Focus on Cancer Collaboration
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 Lu...