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Publications Irma Verdonck

International

de Bruijn MJ, ten Bosch L, Witte BI, Langendijk JA, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Acoustic-phonetic and artificial neural network feature analysis to assess speech quality of stop consonants produced by patients treated for oral or oropharyngeal cancer. Speech Communication, in press.
Cnossen IC, de Bree R, Rinkel RN, Eerenstein SE, Rietveld DH, Doornaert P, Buter J, Langendijk JA, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Computerized monitoring of patient-reported speech and swallowing problems in head and neck cancer patients in clinical practice. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print]
van Gogh CD, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Wedler-Peeters J, Langendijk JA, Mahieu HF. Prospective evaluation of voice outcome during the first two years in male patients treated by radiotherapy or laser surgery for T1a glottic carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2012 Feb 5. [Epub ahead of print]
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, van Nieuwenhuizen A, Leemans CR. The value of quality-of-life questionnaires in head and neck cancer. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Jan 12. [Epub ahead of print]
Dysphagia Section, Oral Care Study Group, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)/International Society of Oral Oncology (ISOO), Raber-Durlacher JE, Brennan MT, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Gibson RJ, Eilers JG, Waltimo T, Bots CP, Michelet M, Sollecito TP, Rouleau TS, Sewnaik A, Bensadoun RJ, Fliedner MC, Silverman S Jr, Spijkervet FK. Swallowing dysfunction in cancer patients. Support Care Cancer. 2012 Mar;20(3):433-43. Epub 2011 Dec 29.
de Bruijn MJ, ten Bosch L, Kuik DJ, Langendijk JA, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Neural network analysis to assess hypernasality in patients treated for oral or oropharyngeal cancer. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, in press.
van Gogh CD, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Langendijk JA, Kuik DJ, Mahieu HF. Long-Term Efficacy of Voice Therapy in Patients With Voice Problems After Treatment of Early Glottic Cancer. J Voice. 2011 Aug 11. [Epub ahead of print].
van de Poll-Franse LV, Mols F, Gundy CM, Creutzberg CL, Nout RA, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Taphoorn MJ, Aaronson NK. Normative data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC-sexuality items in the general Dutch population. Eur J Cancer. 2011 Mar;47(5):667-75. Epub 2010 Dec 4.
Giesbers J, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, van Zuuren FJ, Kleverlaan N, van der Linden MH. Coping with parental cancer: web-based peer support in children. Psycho-Oncology 2010;19(8):887-92.
Oskam IM, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Aaronson NK, Kuik DJ, Bree RD, Doornaert P, Langendijk JA, Leemans CR. Quality of life as predictor of survival: A prospective study on patients treated with combined surgery and radiotherapy for advanced oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2010 epub ehead of print.
Van Nieuwenhuizen AJ, Rinkel RN, de Bree R, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Patient reported voice outcome in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. Laryngoscope. 2010;120(1):188-92.
Van Straten A, Geraedts A, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Andersson G, Cuijpers P. Psychological treatment of depressive symptoms in patients with somatic disorders: a meta-analysis. J Psychosom Res. 2010;69(1):23-32.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, van Bleek WJ, Leemans CR, de Bree R. Employment and return to work in head and neck cancer survivors. Oral Oncol. 2010;46(1):56-60.
De Bruijn MJ, ten Bosch L, Kuik DJ, Quené H, Langendijk JA, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Objective acoustic-phonetic speech analysis in patients treated for oral or oropharyngeal cancer. Folia Phoniatr Logop 2009;61(3):180-187.
Langendijk JA, Doornaert P, Rietveld DHF, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Leemans CR, Slotman BJ. A predictive model for swallowing dysfunction after curative radiotherapy in head and neck cancer. Radiother Oncol 2009;90(2):189-95.
Nawka T, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, DeBodt M, Guimaraes I, Holmberg EB, Schindler A, Woisard V, Whurr R, Konerding U. Item reduction of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) based on European translations. Folia Phoniatr Logop 2009, 10;61(1):37-48.
Rinkel RNPM, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Langendijk JA, Van Reij EJ, Aaronson NK, Leemans CR. The psychometric and clinical validity of the SWAL-QOL questionnaire in evaluating swallowing problems experienced by patients with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Oral Oncol. 2009;45(8):e67-71.
Van Wouwe M, de Bree R, Kuik DJ, de Goede CJT, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Leemans CR. Shoulder morbidity after non-surgical treatment of the neck. Radiother Oncol 2009;90(2):196-201.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, de Bree R, Keizer AL, Houffelaar T, Cuijpers P, van der Linden MH, Leemans CR. Computerized prospective screening for high levels of emotional distress in head and neck cancer and referral rate to psychosocial care. Oral Oncol 2009;45(10):29-33.
De Bree R, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Keizer AL, Houffelaar A, Leemans CR. Touch screen computer-assisted health-related quality of life and distress data collection in head and neck cancer patients. Clin Otolaryngol 2008;33(2):138-142.
Langendijk JA, Doornaert P, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Leemans CR, Aaronson NK, Slotman BJ. Impact of late treatment-related toxicity on quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) among patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy. J Clin Oncol 2008;26(22):3770-6.
Rinkel RNPM, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, van Reij EJ, Aaronson NK, Leemans CR. Speech Handicap Index in patients with oral and pharyngeal cancer: Better understanding of patients' complaints. Head Neck 2008;30(7):868-74.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Kuik DJ, De Bodt M, Guimaraes I, EB Holmberg EB, Nawka T, Rosen CA, Schindler A, Whurr R, Woisard V. Validation of the Voice Handicap Index by assessing equivalence of European translations. Folia Phoniatr Logop 2008;60(4):173-178.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Van der Linden MH, Eerenstein SE, Kraaij W, de Bree R, Leemans CR. "Living with head and neck cancer": a course for patients with head and neck cancer and their spouses". Clin Otolaryngol 2008;33:522.
Borggreven PA, Aaronson NK, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Muller MJ, Heiligers ML, Bree R, Langendijk JA, Leemans CR. Quality of life after surgical treatment for oral and oropharyngeal cancer: a prospective longitudinal assessment of patients reconstructed by a microvascular flap. Oral Oncol 2007;43(10):1034-1042
Borggreven PA, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Rinkel RN, Langendijk JA, Roos JC, David EF, de Bree R, Leemans CR. Swallowing after major surgery of the oral cavity or oropharynx: a prospective and longitudinal assessment of patients treated by microvascular soft tissue reconstruction. Head Neck 2007;29(7):638-647.
Borggreven PA, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Muller MJ, Heiligers ML, de Bree R, Aaronson NK, Leemans CR. Quality of life and functional status in patients with cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx: pretreatment values of a prospective study. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2007;264(6):651-657.
De Witt CA, de Bree R, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Quak JJ, Leemans CR. Donor site morbidity of the fasciocutaneous radial forearm flap: what does the patient really bother? Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2007;264(8):929-934.
Goor KM, Peeters AJ, Mahieu HF, Langendijk JA, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, van Agthoven M. Cordectomy by CO2 laser or radiotherapy for small T1a glottic carcinomas: costs, local control, survival, quality of life, and voice quality. Head Neck 2007;29(2):128-36.
Van Gogh CD, Mahieu HF, Kuik DJ, Rinkel RN, Langendijk JA, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Voice in early glottic cancer compared to benign voice pathology. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2007;264(9):1033-1038
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Eerenstein SE, Van der Linden MH, Kuik DJ, de Bree R, Leemans CR. Distress in spouses and patients after treatment for head and neck cancer. Laryngoscope 2007;117(2):238-241.
Van Gogh CD, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Boon-Kamma BA, Rinkel RN, de Bruin MD, Langendijk JA, Kuik DJ, Mahieu HF. The efficacy of voice therapy in patients after treatment for early glottic carcinoma. Cancer 2006;106:95-105.
Van der Torn M, van Gogh CD, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Festen JM, Mahieu HF. Analysis of failure of voice production by a sound-producing voice prosthesis. J Laryngol Otol 2006;120:455-462.
Van der Torn M, van Gogh CD, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Festen JM, Verkerke GJ, Mahieu HF. Assessment of alaryngeal speech using a sound-producing voice prosthesis in relation to sex and pharyngoesophageal segment tonicity. Head Neck 2006;28:400-412.
Borggreven PA, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Langendijk JA, Doornaert P, Koster MN, de Bree R, Leemans CR. Speech outcome after surgical treatment for oral and oropharyngeal cancer: a longitudinal assessment of patients reconstructed with a microvascular flap. Head Neck 2005;27(9):785-793.
Van Gogh CDL, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Boon-Kamma BA, Langendijk JA, Kuik DJ, Mahieu HF. A screening questionnaire for voice problems after treatment of early glottic cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005;62(3):700-705.
Van Gogh CDL, Festen JM, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Parker AJ, Traissac FRCSL, Cheesman AD, Mahieu HF. Acoustical analysis of tracheoesophageal voice. Speech Communication 2005;47:160-168.
Peeters AJ, van Gogh CDL, Goor KM, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Langendijk JA, Mahieu HF. Health status and voice outcome after treatment for T1a glottic carcinoma. Eur. Arch. Otorhinolaryngol 2004;261(10):534-40.
Horsch A, Prinz, M, Schneider S, Sipilä O, Spinnler K, Vallee JP, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Vogl R, Wittenberg T, Zahlmann G. Establishing an international reference image database for research and development in medical imaging processing. Methods Inf Med 2004;43,4:409-412.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Mahieu HF. Vocal aging and the impact on social life: a longitudinal study. Journal of Voice 2004;18,2:193-2002.
Van der Torn M, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Kuik DJ, Mahieu HF. Communicative suitability of voice following radiotherapy for T1 glottic carcinoma. J of Voice 2002;16,3:398-407.
Van der Torn M, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Festen JM, Mahieu HF. Alternative voice after laryngectomy using a sound-producing voice prosthesis. Laryngoscope 2001; 11(2):336-346.
Van der Torn M, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Festen JM, de Vries MP, Mahieu HF. Female-pitched sound-producing voice prostheses – initial experimental and clinical results. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2001;259:397-405.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Festen JM & Mahieu HF. The acoustic effect of dysphonia as observed during high speed videokymography. Journal of Voice 2001;15,3: 313-322.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Hilgers FJ, Keus RB, Koopmans-van Beinum FJ, Greven AJ, de Jong JM, Vreeburg G, Bartelink H. Multidimensional assessment of voice characteristics after radiotherapy for early glottic cancer. Laryngoscope 1999;109(2 Pt 1):241-8.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Keus RB, Hilgers FJ, Koopmans-van Beinum FJ, Greven AJ, de Jong JM, Vreeburg G, Bartelink H. Consequences of voice impairment in daily life for patients following radiotherapy for early glottic cancer: voice quality, vocal function, and vocal performance. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1999;44(5):1071-8.
Van As CJ, Hilgers FJM, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Koopmans-van Beinum FJ. Acoustical analysis and perceptual evaluation of tracheoesophageal prosthetic voice. Journal of Voice 1998;12(2), 239-248.

Book Chapters/Proceedings

Cnossen IC, de Bree R, Rinkel RN, Rietveld DHF, Buter J, Langendijk JA, Leemans CR, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Prospective screening for patient reported speech and swallowing outcome in head and neck cancer patients via a touch screen computer assisted data collection system. ISRII 2009, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Giesbers J, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, van Zuuren FJ, Kleverlaan N, van der Linden MH. Coping with parental cancer: web-based support. ISRII 2009, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, KrebberA, Oskam IM, van Straten A, Cuijpers P, Smit F, de Bree R, Eeckhout AM, van der Linden MH, Buter J, Rietveld DHF, Leemans CR. Emotional distress and care needs among cancer patients: the development of a stepped care strategy. ISRII 2009, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
De Bruin M, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, ten Bosch L, Kuik J, Boves L, Langendijk JA, Leemans CR. Phonetic-acoustic and feature analyses to assess speech quality in patients treated for head and neck cancer. Proceedings Interspeech 2008, Brisbane, Australia.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Rinkel RNPM, Leemans CR. Evaluating the impact of cancer of the head and neck. In: Head and neck cancer: treatment, rehabilitation and outcomes. E.J. Ward, C.J. van As-Brooks, (Eds). Plural publishing, San Diego, USA, 2007: 27-56.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Ten Bosch L, Chao LY, Rinkel RN, Borggreven PA, Boves L, Leemans CR. Speech quality after major surgery of the oral cavity and oropharynx with microvascular soft tissue reconstruction. Interspeech 2007, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. MOSES: a Modular Speech Evaluation System. In: Mahieu H.F. (ed.). Laryngeal framework surgery course book. Dept of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital VU, 2002:141-156.
Prinz M, Horsch A, Schneider S, Sipild O, Spinnler K, Vallee JP, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Vogl R, Wittenberg Th, Zahlmann G. A Reference Image Database for Medical Image Processing. Proceedings of the 2nd conference of the Osterrechische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft fur Telemedizin, a-telmed 2002, OCG-Schriftenreihe, Vienna, pp. 45-51.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Smit CF, Jol JAD, Böhmer CJM, Klinkenberg-Knol EC, Mahieu HF. (2001). The effect of proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) medication on reflux related voice disorders. CD-ROM 9th United European Gastroenterology Congress, 2001, Amsterdam.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. MOSES: a Modular Speech Evaluation System. In: Mahieu H.F. (ed.). Laryngeal framework surgery coursebook. Dept of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital VU, 2000:141-156.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. A multidimensional approach of investigating voice characteristics following radiotherapy for early glottic cancer. In: Dejonckere, P.H. & Peeters, H.F.M. (eds). Communication and its disorders, Proceedings 24th congress International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, vol 1, 1999:267-270.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Perceptual analysis of voice quality following radiotherapy. Proceedings Voicedata98, Utrecht, 1998:1-4.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Koopmans-van Beinum FJ, Hilgers FJM, Keus R. The development of an instrument to analyze voice quality of male patients with early glottic cancer. Proceedings Larynx97, Marseille, 1997:29-32.
Van As CJ, Hilgers FJM, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Koopmans-van Beinum FJ. Acoustical and perceptual analysis of postlaryngectomy prosthetic voice (Provox®). Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Surgical and Prosthetic Voice Restoration after Total Laryngectomy. San Sebastian. 1996:189-194.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Boersma P. The effect of radiotherapy measured by means of the Harmonics-to-Noise Ratio. In: Powell, Th. W. (ed.). Pathologies of Speech and Language: Contributions of Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics. (New Orleans, LA:ICPLA), 1996.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Koopmans-van Beinum FJ. The effect of radiotherapy on various acoustical, clinical and perceptual pitch measures. Proceedings of the XIIIth International Congress of Phonetic Sciences Stockholm, 4, 1995:610-613.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Koopmans-van Beinum FJ. Voice quality before and after radiotherapy: various acoustical, clinical and perceptual pitch measures. Proceedings of the Institute of Phonetic Sciences, University of Amsterdam 19, 1995:1-9.
De Leeuw IM. Perceptual evaluation of voice quality before and after radiotherapy of patients with early glottic cancer and of normal speakers. Proceedings of the Institute of Phonetic Sciences Amsterdam 15, 1991:109-120.
De Leeuw IM. The relation between perceptual and clinical parameters of voice quality of patients with early glottic cancer before and after radiotherapy and normal speakers. Proceedings of the Institute of Phonetic Sciences Amsterdam 14, 1990:27-38.

PhD-Thesis

Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Voice characteristics following radiotherapy: the development of a protocol. Universiteit van Amsterdam, 03-02-1998. (Co)-promotores: prof.dr. L.C.W. Pols, prof. dr. H. Bartelink, dr. F. Koopmans-van Beinum. ICG Printing: Dordrecht, 1998

National

Docter AF, Krul S, Klinkenberg M, Brouwer-Dudok de Wit AC, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. In de oncologie gespecialiseerde psycholoog voorziet in behoefte. Oncologica 2012, in press.
Van der Linden HM, Giesbers J, Van Zuuren FJ, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Kleverlaan N. Kinderen met een ouder met kanker: lotgenotencontact via internet. Tijdschrift Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychosociale Oncologie 2011; in press.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, de Haes H. Organisatie van psychosociale zorg bij patiënten met kanker. Kanker Breed 2011, in press.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Leven met Kanker: innovatieve zorgprogramma’s en e-health. Oncologica 2011, in press.
De Bree R, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Keizer AL, Houffelaar T, Leemans CR. Kwaliteit van leven bij hoofd-halskankerpatienten: verzamelen van gegevens op een touch-screen- computerondersteunde wijze. Ned Tijdsch voor Oncol 2008; 5,7.
De Bree R, Veenvliet P, Van Driel M, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Koense YJ, Bijvank E, Leemans CR. De ontwikkeling van een zorgpad voor hoofd-halskanker patiënten. Ned Tijdschr voor Oncol 2007;4,7:308-314.
Bree R de, Veenvliet P, Driel M van, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Koense YJ, Goverde K, Bijvank E, Leemans CR. Reserveren aanbevolen. Time-slots verbeteren zorg voor hoofd-halskankerpatienten. Medisch Contact 2007; 62: 344-347.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Borggreven PA, Eerenstein SEJ, van der Linden MH, Rinkel RNPM, de Bree R, Leemans CR. Psychosociale en functionele gevolgen van hoofd-halskanker. Ned Tijdschr Oncol 2006;3:185-191.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Spectrale analyse van stemkwaliteit. In: Peters HFM, Bastiaanse R, van Borsel J, Dejonckere PHO, Jansonius-Schultheiss K, Van der Meulen S. (Eds). Handboek Stem-, Spraak- en Taalpathologie 2004; 24:1-10.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Gedragsproblemen op 7-jarige leeftijd bij prematuur geboren kinderen met een verhoogd risico op ontwikkelingsproblematiek. Scriptie Gezondheidspsychologie Open Universiteit Nederland, 2003.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM. Leerpsychologische analyse van een stemtherapiemethode: de Nasaleermethode van Pahn. Logopedie & Foniatrie 2003;75:270-275.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Boon-Kamma B, van Gogh CDL, Greven AJ, Peeters AJGE, Mahieu HF. Een multidimensioneel stemonderzoeksprotocol: het meten van stemkarakteristieken van patiënten met een klein larynxcarcinoom. Logopedie & Foniatrie 2002;12:340-345.
Van der Beek JMH, Leemans CR, Levendag PC, Mahieu HF, Meeuwis CA, Terhaard CHJ, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (2000). Beleid bij ernstige dysplasie en carcinoma in situ. In: Richtlijn larynxcarcinoom, Kwaliteitsinstituut voor de Gezondheidszorg CBO, 89-94.
de Boer MF, Bors EFM, de Graeff A, Hilgers FJ, Hogenkamp E, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Van Weissenbruch R (2000). Begeleiding en revalidatie. In: Richtlijn larynxcarcinoom, Kwaliteitsinstituut voor de Gezondheidszorg CBO, Utrecht, 148-176.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (1999). Stemmen na straling. Stem-, Spraak- en Taalpathologie 8, 1:11-23.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM Mahieu HF (1998). Stemkarakteristieken van patiënten met een klein larynxcarcinoom. Tijdschrift Kanker; 22,6:12-14.
Verdonck-de Leeuw IM (1998). Stemkarakteristieken na radiotherapie: de ontwikkeling van een protocol. Nederlands tijdschrift voor Keel- Neus- en Oorheelkunde 4,2; 78.
De Leeuw IM (1987). De IBM-Speechtrainer: inventarisatie van toepassingsmogelijkheden. Rapport Instituut voor Fonetische Wetenschappen, Universiteit van Amsterdam 92, 57 pp.

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Marieke de Bruijn will defend her PhD thesis on 10 juni 2013 at 15.45 pm.

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29 January 2013. Pink Ribbon has granted a project to develop and evaluate an online training for cancer patients with insomnia (Annemieke van Straten), and a project to develop and evaluate a breast cancer module for the OncoKompas (Nelly van Uden).

Charity Symposium "Living with cancer"

On December 19, 2012 there will be a Symposium ''Living with Cancer''. This is a charity symposium on meaning centered psychotherapy for cancer patients. Read more about it at the tab News at the left.

15 November 2012: Hoe?Zo! Radio interview with Irma Verdonck on stress and cancer.

October 2012: Interview with Irma Verdonck in Psychologie Magazine.

September 9, 2012. Interview Hans van Willigenburg with Irma Verdonck on Radio 5.

August 2012. Five students finish their MSc thesis and graduate as MSc in Clinical PSychology.

June 28-30, 2012: International symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC ISOO) at New York. Kevin Yap and Irma Verdonck organise a workshop on e-health and supportive care.

Record for Alpe d'HuZes 2012. The sponsor action Alpe d'HuZes (6 and 7 June) 2012 has already yielded the record amount of 28.5 million euros.

June 6-8, 2012: Our research group contributes to Alpe d'HuZes as volunteers.

April 20, 2012: Nelly van Uden will give a presentation about OncoKompas at a conference about ICT in health care in Barcelona.

March 16, 2012: NVPO congress in Utrecht, we contribute with 2 oral and 2 poster presentations and a workshop.

January 1, 2012: The project POLARIS project has officially started.

December 22, 2011: Radio program DeGids.fm, Felix Meurders interviews Corien Eeltink on sexuality and cancer.

November 2, 2011: KWF / Alpe d'HuZes funds a grant for the development and evaluation of an online intervention for informal caregivers of cancer patients.

October 30, 2011 In the national television program "Gesprek op 2", Daphne Bunskoek interviewed Irma Verdonck on living with cancer.

October 28, 2011: www.oncokompas.nl is online!

October 23, 2011: Alpe d'HuZes hands over more than 20 million euros to the Dutch Cancer Society!

Team work

Our research projects are embedded in the two largest research institutes of VU University in Amsterdam: VUmc CCA-VICI (Cancer Center Amsterdam) www.vumc.nl/afdelingen/CCA-V-ICI/ and EMGO+ (Institute for Health and Care Research emgo.nl

We work closely with patients and their caregivers and with researchers and physicians at VU University and VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam and other research institutes and hospitals in the Netherlands and worldwide. Team work is crucial improving research and translating results into clinical practice.