CIRCE's co-director, Sophia Zackrisson, appeared on Swedish television TV4 to discuss how to solve the issue of too few breast radiologists in Sweden. The shortage risks causing delays in mammography screening, diagnostic investigations, and breast cancer diagnoses. Healthcare leaders are seeking temporary staffing solutions, while experts are calling for stronger national coordination and increased training…
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CIRCE Principal Investigator Simon Timpka, researcher at Lund University and physician in obstetrics and gynecology at Skåne University Hospital, has been awarded Bundy Academy’s Major Prize 2026, worth SEK 3 million. The award recognizes his research on how pregnancy complications can reveal a woman’s future risk of cardiovascular disease. The funding will support Timpka’s research…
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CIREC co-director and his team have developed and validated a blood test that can detect tiny amounts of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in patients with early breast cancer. In a study of 136 patients, the test identified patients at high risk of recurrence and detected signs of relapse on average a year before the disease…
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