President of Guangzhou Taihe Cancer Hospital and a leading national expert in the diagnosis and treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and proton therapy. He focuses on the “Bragg Peak”—a core physical characteristic of proton therapy—and champions multidisciplinary comprehensive cancer treatment as well as the establishment of standardized clinical practice systems.
Prof. Chaonan Qian, MD
| Speciality | Oncology |
| Affiliated Hospital : | Guangzhou Concord Cancer Center |
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| Language : | Chinese, English |
Overview
Current Hospital Appointments
Oncology
Academic & Professional Titles
- President, Guangzhou Taihe Cancer Hospital;
- Former Vice President, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center;
- Founding Chairperson, Tumor Microenvironment Professional Committee, China Anti-Cancer Association;
- Inaugural Chairperson, Music Intervention in Oncology Professional Committee, China Anti-Cancer Association
Clinical Expertise
- Basic and Translational Cancer Research
- Comprehensive Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Music-based Cancer Intervention
Research & Publications
- Contributed to writing Chapter 8 of the Oxford Textbook of Cancer Biology;
- Served as editor-in-chief of the Guidelines for Integrated Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer: Music Intervention—the world’s first guidelines on music intervention for cancer;
- Advanced translational research aimed at improving early diagnosis and cure rates for cancer.
Honours & Awards
- 2001: Received the National Award for Science and Technology Progress (conferred by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China) as a co-author for the project “Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.”
- 1999: Won the First Prize for Outstanding Paper by a Young Researcher from the Chinese Medical Association (at the 2nd National Academic Conference on Oncology for Young Researchers).
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