On Thursday 21 November at 14:30, Kathrine Synne Weile defends her PhD dissertation entitled "Early diagnosis of childhood CNS tumors; setting up a CNS tumor initiative". 

The aim of this PhD study was to map diagnostic intervals among Danish patients and to develop and implement the Danish Brain Tumor Awareness Initiative, hjernetegn.dk. In Denmark, approximately 50 children under the age of 18 are diagnosed each year with a tumor in the central nervous system (CNS). Primary CNS tumors are the second most common type of tumors in children. The five-year survival rate now exceeds 75% in Denmark, but long-term survivors face a high risk of late effects that impact their daily lives as a result of extensive and intensive treatments. Early diagnosis is crucial in reducing the long-term sequelae in survivors of childhood cancer. The collective studies provide insight into the current diagnostic intervals for CNS tumors in children in a Danish context, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the phd-project covered the design, development, implementation, and digital impact of hjernetegn.dk, a digital diagnostic support tool intended to assist clinicians when confronted with a child presenting symptoms that may be indicative of a CNS tumor.

The summary is written by the PhD student. 

The defence is public and takes place in C115-124, entrance C, C110, Level 1, Aarhus University Hospital. Please see the press release for more information. 

Contact

PhD student Kathrine Synne Weile
Mail: kathrineweile@clin.au.dk  
Phone: +45 2927 9265

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