Amazing Erasmus MC News and special stories

Erasmus MC

Achievement Award voor Mackenbach

De Achievement Award, die sinds 2014 wordt uitgereikt door de Vereniging voor Epidemiologie, gaat ditmaal naar prof. Johan Mackenbach. De prijst vormt een erkenning voor zijn internationaal wetenschappelijk werk binnen de epidemiologie. De uitreiking geschiedde op 8 juni tijdens de WEON2018 dat werd gehouden bij het RIVM (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu) te Bilthoven.

Gert Jan van den Bemd

Reading time < 1 min

11 July 2018

0 likes

DNA test: who benefits from chemotherapy for ovarian cancer?

Why does chemotherapy work for some patients and not for others? Researchers at Erasmus MC have found a promising clue in the dividing DNA of cancer cells. They hope this will enable them to predict which women with ovarian cancer will truly benefit from chemotherapy.

January 28, 2026

Anniversary

Illness in older age is not a given: insights from 35 years of Rotterdam population research

The longest-running population study in the Netherlands – The Rotterdam Study – in the Ommoord district is 35 years old. Professor of Epidemiology and research leader Arfan Ikram is still enthusiastic. The insights from ERGO have led to policy changes in the Netherlands and beyond. ‘It has triggered a change in thinking.’

November 27, 2025

KLEINER database plaveiselcelcarcinoom pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-6549358

Skin Cancer

World’s first database for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Researchers at the Erasmus MC Cancer Institute have developed a nationwide database containing a wealth of information on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC). This resource will soon enable doctors to provide more personalized treatments for patients with this type of skin cancer.

November 13, 2025

Want to always stay informed about news and stories from Erasmus MC? Subscribe to our newsletter.