Research Cancer Center

Mef Nilbert, MD, PhD, professorClinical Research Centre, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen UniversityDepartment of Oncology, Skane University Hospital, Lund University

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Basic scienceis difficult

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Clinical problems are puzzling

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Can RCC identify the key pieces and

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Tumörfysiologi

Cancer & Immunitet

Invasion & Metastas

Nya behandlingarKliniska prövningar

Prognos & Prediktion

Högriskpopulationer& prevention

Genetisk profilering

Omvårdnad Familj- och närståendeperspektiv

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Tumörfysiologi

Cancer & Immunitet

Invasion & Metastas

Nya behandlingarKliniska prövningar

Prognos & Prediktion

Högriskpopulationer& prevention

Genetisk profilering

Omvårdnad Familj- och närståendeperspektiv

FRAGMENTATION!

“We cannot be a strong nation unless we are a healthy nation. And so we must recruit not only men and materials but also knowledge and science in the service of national strength. That is what we are doing here.”

President Franklin D. RooseveltDedication of NIH Bethesda campus

October 31, 1940

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Down the road our patients will find:

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Down the road our patients will find:

a team of doctors, nurses, and health professionals motivated to expand their knowledge and improving their skills

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Down the road our patients will find:

faculty and staff who are leaders in their fields

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Down the road our patients will find:

an environment where questioning and collaboration with other experts is valued – 10 heads are better than one

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Down the road our patients will find:

leading specialists in all cancers, from the more common to the rare

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Down the road our patients will find:

development of the latest protocols and standards known as evidence-based medicine

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Down the road our patients will find:

availability of a broad-range of innovative therapies and sophisticated technology through clinical trials

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Clinical researchis an act of balance

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”Work hardKeep balance in your life”

The gap between clinical researchand basic research

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”Above all, don’t fear difficult moments The best comes from them”

Discovering the rich scientific opportunities in multidiciplinary

collaboration and at interdisciplinary boundaries