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Femke Jansen is a health scienitist and epidemiologist and works as a researcher at the department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery of AmsterdamUMC, location VUmc. In January 2018, Femke succesfully defended her PhD on "Supportive care in head and neck cancer patients: Patient-reported  needs and costs”.

Currently, Femke coordinates a large longitudinal observational cohort study (NET-QUBIC) among head and neck cancer patients and their informal caregivers. In December 2019, she received the Young Investigator Grant / Bas Mulder Award of the Dutch Cancer Society to investigate late effects, supportive care needs and (supportive) care utilization up to 5 years follow-up among this group of patients and caregivers. Femke her research interests mainly focus on the need for supportive care and the costs and cost-effectiveness of supportive care interventions targeting cancer patients.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

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