Professor Gerrit Jan Liefers has been appointed Professor of Surgery, in particular surgical oncology. He has been saying it for years: less treatment, leads to better cancer care. This was already the core of his argument in an interview with Zorginstituut Magazine in 2022 and will also be the message of his inaugural lecture.
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Introduction
LUMC strongly underpins the idea that ‘Science is the driving force behind innovative healthcare’. Outcomes of top level fundamental, translational and clinical research by LUMC researchers form a strong basis for innovative and qualitative healthcare on a national, European and international level.
A real game changer was the development of the Dutch national research agenda (NWA) in 2015. The agenda reveals the complexity of the issues challenging Dutch society today. These issues are clustered in so called routes. LUMC is involved in many of these routes and contributes this way to solving important societal challenges.