TU/e PhD student Lotte Ewals involves patients in her research on earlier detection of pancreatic cancer. A very motivated patient collaborates in the project.
Willem Linders received some bad news in September 2024: pancreatic cancer. His illness is incurable. Nevertheless, the 66-year-old from Geldrop decided not only to be a patient but also to contribute to scientific research.
He is participating in a study by TU/e PhD candidate Lotte Ewals at the Catharina Hospital, in which artificial intelligence (AI) helps to recognize tumors earlier on CT scans. It is a special collaboration because it is rare for a patient to be so actively involved in scientific research.
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