The Network on Multiple primary tumours in oral cancer was approved by the ESF Executive Council in September 1997 for a three-year period.
The Chairman was Professor Seth L. Schor, from University of Dundee.

The Network on Multiple primary tumours in oral cancer aims to test an important hypothesis to increase the understanding of the oral cancer and to improve prognosis and remedial treatments. This is the idea that both inductive and carcinogen-induced alterations in stromal cell behaviour occur during the process of field cancerisation.

The dossier contains correspondence and documents on the establishments and management of the Network: proposal; research assessment; grants; minutes of the first meeting of the Coordination Committee, held in Münster on 25-26 Feb 1998; minutes of the second meeting held in Strasbourg on 7-8 June 1999; minutes of the third meeting held in Strasbourg on 12-13 Nov 1999; summary report Nov 2000; agenda and participants of the workshop held in Strasbourg on 20-21 Jan 2001.

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