European Oncology Volume 6 • Issue 2
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Matti S Aapro Dean, Multidisciplinary Oncology Institute, Genolier
Ahmad Awada
Head, Medical Oncology Clinic, Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels
Anne-Lise Børresen-Dale Professor, Department of Genetics, Institute for Cancer Research, Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital
Julio E Celis
Scientific Director, Department of Proteomics in Cancer, Institute of Cancer Biology, Danish Cancer Society
Alexander MM Eggermont Professor, and Head, Surgical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Centre– Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre
Dean A Fennell
Senior Lecturer, Belfast Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen’s University Belfast
Jan Foubert
Senior Lecturer, Nursing and Midwifery, Erasmushogeschool
Leonard Girnita
Associate Professor of Pathology, Department of Oncology/ Pathology, Karolinska Institute
Gerald Gitsch
Professor, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Freiburg Medical School
Sebastiano Mercadante Professor, Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Centre, Palermo
Peter Naredi
Professor, and Chairman of Surgery, Umea University
Editorial Board Agnes Glaus
Oncology Nurse, and Nurse Scientist, Oncology Nursing and Science, Tumours and Breast Centre, St Gallen
Elaine Gluckman Medical Co-ordinator, Department of Haematology/ Oncology, Hospital Saint-Louis, Paris
Steven M Grunberg Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Vermont
Pagona Lagiou
Professor, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School
Yuer-Hur Lai
Professor, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei
Per Ljungman
Professor of Haematology, Karolinska Institute, and Head, Haematology, Karolinska University Hospital
Ulrik Ringborg
Professor, Cancer Centre Karolinska, Karolinska University Hospital
Cynthia N Rittenberg Executive Director,
Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer
Fausto Roila
Vice Director, Medical Oncology Division, S Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia
John Smyth
Inaugural Chair of Medical Oncology, University of Edinburgh
Cora Sternberg
Chief, Department of Medical Oncology, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome
Roger Stupp
Head, Clinical Research, Cancer Centre, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV
Ulrich Wedding
Head, Department of Palliative Care, Robert Bosch Foundation
David G Warr Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Hospital
David G Zaridze
Director, Research Institute of Carcinogenesis, Blokhin Cancer Research Centre, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
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