
First Medical Delta CARES consortium meeting
7/1/2025The first consortium meeting of the Medical Delta Program 'Cancer Diagnostics for Sustainable Healthcare (CARES)' took place on June 30th at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam.
Cancer is a major public health issue and poses a significant economic burden on society. The number of people with cancer is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades. The disease burden is also rising: cancer is not only becoming more common, but treatment options are expanding, meaning that more people will require long-term and intensive care.
It is therefore important to explore how cancer treatment can be made more appropriate and sustainable. This can be achieved, among other ways, by detecting cancer at an early stage, enabling simpler and more effective treatments. Additionally, cancer treatment can be further improved by providing faster feedback on its effectiveness and, where possible, making it less burdensome for the patient.
In 2019, a strong scientific collaboration was established through the Medical Delta Cancer Diagnostics 3.0 scientific program. The Medical Delta program ‘Cancer diagnostics for sustainable health care (CARES)’ builds on this foundation with concrete applications.
The program consists of three components:
The developments within this program contribute to a more sustainable and affordable healthcare system through earlier diagnoses, (quantitative) indications, and more efficient treatments for only those patients who will truly benefit from them.
The Medical Delta Programme CARES has different goals for each component:
For the development of skin cancer screening equipment, the Medical Delta Program CARES aims to:
And with that:
And with that:
For theranostics, the Medical Delta Program CARES aims to:
And with that:
For more information or if you're interested in participating, please contact one of our innovation managers.
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