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Per Fransson

I am a professor in Oncology Nursing with a combined position at Cancercentrum, NUS.

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Professor, combined with clinical employment at Department of Nursing
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Affiliated as other position at Department of Radiation Sciences Units: Oncology

Hey! My name is Per and I am a professor at the Department of Nursing I am also a Professor in Oncology. I also have joint employment at Cancercentrum, Norrland University Hospital, Umeå. My background in healthcare is as an oncology nurse in radiation therapy.
I:
• teaches several of the department's programs/courses, preferably on oncological nursing but also in radiography and quantitative methods
• Research, among other things, on quality of life and treatment-related side effects during oncological treatment.

My clinical experience as a nurse I have from oncological care and above all radiation therapy. My thesis work was about quality of life and side effects in patients who received radiation therapy for prostate cancer. I got my PhD in November 2000 and then continued with mainly quantitative research in oncology. In 2022, I was appointed Professor in Oncology Nursing.

 

Areas of education:
Oncology at the graduate level, radiography, patient process during cancer care.

Areas of research:
PCSS
, prospective side-effects and quality of life study in men treated for prostate cancer. SPCG7/SFUO3, prospective RCT study on quality of life for endocrine or combined treatment, endocrine + radiotherapy in men with prostate cancer. HYPO-side effects, prospective RCT study on quality of life in men treated with conventional radiotherapy vs extreme hypofractionated radiotherapy. PROCORT-Cost-effectiveness of new extreme hypofractionated radiotherapy technique in comparison to conventional radiotherapy for prostate cancer. PROCEED, study on men's experiences of life-prolonging treatment for metastatic prostate cancer that is no longer responsive to hormone therapy. PROTON CARE, examination of patient-reported toxicity, quality of life in patients with cancer who underwent proton therapy. NPCR-side-effects, National Prostate Cancer Register of Sweden, monitoring of toxicity in men treated with surgery or radiotherapy. Ultrasound based shear wave elastography- a non-invasive method when staging the degree of liver fibrosis.

Radiation Oncology, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 18, (1)
Björeland, Ulrika; Notstam, Kristina; Fransson, Per; et al.
BMC Cancer, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 23, (1)
Sjövall, K.; Langegård, U.; Fransson, Per; et al.
Scandinavian journal of urology, Taylor & Francis Group 2022, Vol. 56, (4) : 278-284
Bratt, Ola; Carlsson, Stefan; Fransson, Per; et al.
Scandinavian journal of urology, Taylor & Francis Group 2022, Vol. 56, (4) : 265-273
Bratt, Ola; Carlsson, Stefan; Fransson, Per; et al.
Supportive Care in Cancer, Springer-Verlag New York 2022, Vol. 30 : 6163-6173
Granström, Brith; Holmlund, Thorbjörn; Laurell, Göran; et al.
Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 31, (9-10) : 1216-1227
Hajdarevic, Senada; Fallbjörk, Ulrika; Fransson, Per; et al.
European Journal of Cancer Care, John Wiley & Sons 2022, Vol. 31, (4)
Rönningås, Ulrika; Holm, Maja; Doveson, Sandra; et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI 2022, Vol. 19, (23)
Ullgren, Helena; Sharp, Lena; Fransson, Per; et al.
Integrative Cancer Therapies, Sage Publications 2022, Vol. 21
Ylva, Widgren; Fransson, Per; Anna, Efverman
Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 17 : 5-17
Langegård, Ulrica; Fransson, Per; Bjork-Eriksson, Thomas; et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 35, (3) : 796-804
Langegård, Ulrica; Fransson, Per; Johansson, Birgitta; et al.
Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 19 : 11-17
Möllerberg, Marie-Louise; Langegård, Ulrica; Johansson, Birgitta; et al.
Acta Oncologica, Taylor & Francis Group 2021, Vol. 60, (11) : 1459-1465
Ullgren, Helena; Camuto, Angela; Rosas, Sumy; et al.
PLOS ONE, Vol. 16, (7)
Ullgren, Helena; Fransson, Per; Olofsson, Anna; et al.
European Journal of Cancer Care, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 30, (2)
Ullgren, Helena; Sharp, Lena; Olofsson, Anna; et al.
European Journal of Oncology Nursing, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 49
Doveson, Sandra; Holm, Maja; Axelsson, Lena; et al.
Cancer Nursing, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020, Vol. 43, (2) : E79-E86
Langegård, Ulrica; Ahlberg, Karin; Björk-Eriksson, Thomas; et al.
Nursing Open, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 7, (4) : 1157-1163
Möllerberg, Marie-Louise; Langegård, Ulrica; Ohlsson-Nevo, Emma; et al.
Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 13 : 11-16
Olausson, Kristina; Sharp, Lena; Fransson, Per; et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 107, (1) : 143-151
Rasmusson, Elisabeth; Gunnlaugsson, Adalsteinn; Wieslander, Elinore; et al.
World journal of urology, Springer Berlin/Heidelberg 2020, Vol. 38 : 1397-1411
Stranne, J.; Axen, E.; Franck-Lissbrant, I.; et al.
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 5, (6) : 1125-1132
Tuomi, Lisa; Fransson, Per; Wennerberg, Johan; et al.
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 45, (2) : 411-428
Byenfeldt, Marie; Elvin, Anders; Fransson, Per
Supportive Care in Cancer, Springer 2019, Vol. 27, (7) : 2679-2691
Langegård, Ulrica; Ahlberg, Karin; Fransson, Per; et al.
Oncology Nursing Forum, Vol. 46, (3) : 349-363
Langegård, Ulrica; Johansson, Birgitta; Bjork-Eriksson, Thomas; et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 105, (1) : S133-S134
Rasmusson, E.; Gunnlaugsson, A.; Wieslander, E.; et al.
BMC Urology, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 19
Rönningås, Ulrika; Fransson, Per; Holm, Maja; et al.
The Lancet, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 394, (10196) : 385-395
Widmark, Anders; Gunnlaugsson, Adalsteinn; Beckman, Lars; et al.
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 44, (8) : 1606-1615
Byenfeldt, Marie; Elvin, Anders; Fransson, Per
BMC Palliative Care, BMC 2018, Vol. 17
Holm, Maja; Doveson, Sandra; Lindqvist, Olav; et al.
BJU International, John Wiley & Sons 2016, Vol. 117, (6B) : E36-E45
Carlsson, Sigrid; Drevin, Linda; Loeb, Stacy; et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Vol. 96, (2) : E413-E414
Degerfält, J. E.; Sjöstedt, S.; Fransson, Per; et al.
Open Journal of Nursing, Vol. 6, (5) : 365-375
Hajdarevic, Senada; Rasmussen, Birgit H; Fransson, Per
Supportive Care in Cancer, Springer-Verlag New York 2016, Vol. 24, (1) : 205-213
Isaksson, Joakim; Wilms, Torben; Laurell, Göran; et al.
Radiotherapy and Oncology, Vol. 118, (2) : 335-341
Nyqvist, Johanna; Fransson, Per; Laurell, Göran; et al.
Acta Oncologica, Oxon: Taylor & Francis 2016, Vol. 55, (8) : 1016-1021
Rasmusson, Elisabeth; Gunnlaugsson, Adalsteinn; Kjellén, Elisabeth; et al.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Elsevier 2016, Vol. 96, (5) : 938-939
Widmark, Anders; Gunnlaugsson, A.; Beckman, L.; et al.
Scandinavian journal of urology, Taylor & Francis 2015, Vol. 49, (1) : 58-69
Sveistrup, Joen; Widmark, Anders; Fransson, Per; et al.
Supportive Care in Cancer, Springer 2014, Vol. 22, (6) : 1673-1678
Lehuluante, Abraraw; Fransson, Per
Journal of Sexual Medicine, Elsevier 2014, Vol. 11, (8) : 2100-2108
Plym, Anna; Folkvaljon, Yasin; Garmo, Hans; et al.
The open nursing journal, Bentham Open 2013, Vol. 7 : 165-173
Jakobsson, Liselotte; Fransson, Per
Acta Oncologica, Taylor & Francis 2013, Vol. 52, (4) : 727-735
Lund, Jo-Å; Kaasa, Stein; Wibe, Arne; et al.

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Per Fransson lab
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