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Section for head and neck oncology

The section has three research groups:

Research group for skin and head and neck cancer, headed by Cecilie Delphin Amdal

Melanoma research group, headed by Kari Dolven Jacobsen

Neuro-oncology research group, headed by Petter Brandal

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Home Department of Oncology Head & Neck oncology

  • Skin- and head and neck cancer [Amdal]
  • Melanoma [Dolven Jacobsen]
  • Neuro-oncology [Brandal]
  • Publications
  • Research staff

Recent publications

Trewin-Nybråten CB, Lambert PC, Marienhagen K, Andreassen L, Johannesen TB, Niehusmann P, Oltedal L, Schipmann S, Skjulsvik AJ, Solheim O, Solheim TS, Sundstrøm T, Vik-Mo EO, Brandal P, Ingebrigtsen T, Skaga E, advisory board for the Norwegian Brain and Spinal Cord Tumour Registry (2025)
Unveiling regional differences in glioblastoma patient survival with real-world data from the Norwegian brain tumor quality registry
J Neurooncol (in press)
DOI 10.1007/s11060-025-05218-3, PubMed 40932639

Switlyk MD, Dale E, Tafjord S, Willumsen L, Hole KH, Hompland T (2025)
Reduced field-of-view DWI outperforms conventional DWI in assessing tumor heterogeneity and HPV status in head and neck cancer
Sci Rep, 15 (1), 31889
DOI 10.1038/s41598-025-17284-8, PubMed 40883428

Singer S, Amdal CD, Bjordal K, Herlofson BB, Astrup GL, Boehm A, Wöhner U, Hammerlid E, Gama RR, Jacinto AA, Jansen F, de Leeuw IV, Dragan T, Duprez F, Kiyota N, Pinto M, Krüger M, Guntinas-Lichius O, Inhestern J, Tramacere F, Bonomo P, Fanetti G, Nuyts S, Plath M, Stempler N et al. (2025)
Late Toxicity and Long-Term Quality of Life in Survivors of Cancer of the Major Salivary Glands More Than 5 Years After Diagnosis: A Multi-National Study
Head Neck (in press)
DOI 10.1002/hed.28263, PubMed 40747834

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