ERC awards € 2 million to research into late effects of childhood cancer treatment

(Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology) The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Consolidator grant to Ruben van Boxtel, PhD. He receives this prestigious grant to study late effects - in particular the development of second cancers - in children who were treated with chemotherapy. In the Princess M á xima Center for pediatric oncology in Utrecht, Van Boxtel has the opportunity to use unique patient material for his studies and longitudinally follow the children who are cured from cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news