Grant received in 2022
DCCC has funded 190.000 DKK to the project.
Experimental cancer surgery is still performed only sporadically in clinical protocols, and in that case only includes one form of cancer.
The aim of the network is to create a forum to start a discussion on how to establish a national framework and platform for experimental cancer surgey. Additionally the aim is to examine, whether techniques that are performed within one cancer type also be applied on other forms of cancer – across different Danish Multidisciplinary Cancer Groups and regions.
The meetings will focus on topics related to surgical skills and training of new cancer surgeons, experimental cancer surgery and implementation of new surgical techniques. This includes new surgical techniques such as imaging, 3D modelling and AI-powered solutions, as well as improved surgical palliation for patients with incurable cancer.
At follow-up meetings, all protocols will be reviewed and adjusted to ensure national feasibility and implementation of generic outcome measures.
Multidisciplinary organisation
DAHANCA - Danish Head and Neck cancer Study Group, DAPROCA - Dansk Urologisk Cancer Gruppe, DCCG - Danish Colorectal Cancer Group, DACG - Dansk Anal Cancer Gruppe, DGCG - Dansk Gynækologisk Cancer Gruppe, DSG - Dansk SArkom Gruppe, DBCG - Danish Breast Cancer Group, DARENCA - Dansk Renal Cancer Database & DMG - Dansk Melanom Gruppe.
Project stakeholder
- Lene Hjerrild Iversen, Professor, Senior Physician, Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital
- Pernille Tine Jensen, Professor, Senior Physician, Department of Gynaecology, Aarhus University Hospital
- Tine Engberg Damsgaard, Professor, Senior Physician, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Treatment, Rigshospitalet
- Hans B. Rahr, Professor, Chief Physician, Department of Organ and Plastic Surgery, Vejle Hospital
- Thomas Baad-Hansen, Professor, senior physician, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital. Primary contact person, e-mail: thombaad@rm.dk
Contact persons in the associated DMCG's
- DAHANCA: Jørgen Johansen
- DAPROCA: Mads Hvid Poulsen
- DCCG: Camilla Qvortrup
- DGCG: Lars Fokdal
- DSG: Thomas Baad-Hansen
- DBCG: Birgitte Vrou Offensen
- DARENCA: Lars Lund
- DMG: Lisbet Rosenkrantz Hölmich