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Prof. dr. Arfan Ikram: oratie

Geeft je onderzoek wel antwoord op de onderzoeksvraag die je wilt beantwoorden? Wat zijn de criteria waaraan je goede uitvoering van onderzoek kunt toetsen? Prof. Arfan Ikram geeft antwoord op deze vragen in zijn oratie op 23 februari 2018. De criteria die hij benoemt zouden toegepast moeten worden op al het medisch wetenschappelijk onderzoek, in […]

Gert Jan van den Bemd

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23 February 2018

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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.’

27 Nov 2025

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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.

13 Nov 2025

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Chemoresistance

New mechanism in BRCA2 tumors discovered: why chemotherapy sometimes fails

Why do some BRCA2 tumors eventually stop responding to chemotherapy? Researchers at Erasmus MC discovered how these tumors are still able to repair their DNA damage and how they evade the effects of chemotherapy.

7 Nov 2025

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