Professor Ellen Kampman is appointed chair of Nutrition and Cancer on behalf of the Alpe D'Huzes foundation
Date published: November 24th, 2010Prof. Ellen Kampman, who already is professor of Diet and Cancer and Wageningen University and Research Center, was appointed Professor of Nutrition and Cancer at the Department of Health Sciences and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research. This endowed chair was established on behalf of the Alpe D'Huzes foundation, a charity that raises money for research related to 'living with cancer'. This foundation also supports the A-Care program at EMGO+, i.e. the research program to test the benefits of physical traning and activity for cancer rehabilitation, and an endowed chair in 'Living with Cancer' (Prof. Irma Verdonck) focussed on the psychosocial aspects of cancer survivorship.