Grant received in 2020
DCCC has funded 200,000 DKK to the project.
The global increasing incidence of overweight and obesity (“globesity”) is a pressing health challenge with cancer regarded an obesity-related comorbidity. Overweight and obesity increase cancer risk and are adverse prognostic indicators, which may reduce the benefit of cancer treatment. Danish Research Center for Cancer and Obesity (Obe-CaRe) takes on the challenge. A network of researchers and clinicians from different field in cancer, diabetes, surgery and obesity, will with funding from DCCC work on the establishment of a new national, multidisciplinary research centre. The centre will facilitate research as well as produce more knowledge in the field, improve clinical outcomes and survival among obese cancer patients.
Project stakeholders
The Obe-CaRe steering committee involves a scientific triangle:
• SIGNE BORGQUIST, AUH, Dept. Onc.; clinical/translational oncology. Primary contact, mail: signe.borgquist@auh.rm.dk
• NIELS JESSEN, AU, STENO Diabetes; clinical/translational endocrinology
• JENS MELDGAARD BRUUN, AUH, National Center of Obesity, Dept. Endo.; clinical/exp. obesity.
Capital Region of Denmark
- ANN KNOOP, RH, Dept. Onc.; oncology/clinical trials
- CAMILLA SCHEELE, KU, NNF Center for Basic Metabolic Research; adipocyte biology
- SØREN NIELSEN, RH, Centre for Physical Activity Research; life style intervention
- CLAUS HØGDALL, RH, Dept. Gyn.; translational gynecology, chair DCGG
- CHRISTOFFER JOHANSEN, RH, Dept. Onc.; psychological oncology
Central Denmark Region
- DEIRDRE CRONIN FENTON, AU, Dept. Clinical Epi.; cancer epidemiology
- TINNE LAURBERG, AUH, Dept. Path.; translational pathology
- ANNELLI SANDBÆK, AUH, Dept. Public Health; general medicine, communication
- HENRIK TOFT SØRENSEN, AU, Dept. Clinical Epi.; cancer trials and epidemiology
- METTE EBBESEN, AU, Dept. Molecular Medicine; ethics in cancer
- PETER CHRISTENSEN, AUH, Dept. Surg.; pelvic cancer surgery
- LENE HJERRILD IVERSEN, AUH, Dept. Surg.; colorectal cancer, surgery
- MICHAEL BORRE, AUH, Dept. Uro.; prostate cancer, trials, chair DMCG
- ROBERT ZACHARIAE, AUH, Unit Psycho-Oncology and Health Psychology; biopsychosocial cancer research
Region of North Denmark
- CHARLOTTE B. ROTBØLL, AAUH, Dept. Onc.; oncology
- RANDI TOBBERUP, AAUH, Dept. Onc.; dietician
Region of Southern Denmark
- JAN FRYSTYK, OUH, SDU; Dept. Endo., chair; translational endocrinology/obesity
- MARIANNE EWERTZ, SDU, Dept. Onc.; clinical breast oncology
- RIKKE HJORTEBJERG, SDU, Dept. Exp. Endo.; translational obesity
- PER PFEIFFER, OUH, Dept. Onc.; clinical GI-oncology
Internation Advisory Board
- ANDREW RENEHAN, University of Manchester, MANCHESTER CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE; obesity and cancer research
- ANN ROSENDAHL, Lund University, Dept. of Oncology; translational obesity and cancer
- CHRISTIAN R. MADSEN, Harvard Medical School, Joslin Diabetes Center; preclinical obesity and cancer
News
DCCC Strengthens Danish Cancer Research With 1.7 Million DKK, November 27, 2020