Professor Jan Stjernswärd PhD,
FRCP(Edin) (born 1936) is an
oncologist
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''ó ...
, specialising in
palliative care
Palliative care (derived from the Latin root , or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. Wit ...
.
Stjernswärd obtained a medical degree at the
Karolinska Institute
The Karolinska Institute (KI; sv, Karolinska Institutet; sometimes known as the (Royal) Caroline Institute in English) is a research-led medical university in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden. The Karolinska Institute is consist ...
, and subsequently worked there as an assistant professor in tumour biology and as a specialist in radiotherapy and oncology.
From 1980 to 1986, he worked for the
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of h ...
, as their head of cancer.
While in that role he instigated development of the '
WHO Three-Step Pain Ladder' and worked to improve cancer care globally.
References
External links
*
Further reading
* Moen, Ann, red (2006). Vem är det 2007. Svensk biografisk handbok. Malmö: Nationalencyklopedin. sid. 551. Libris 10171521. .
* Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, red (1992)
Vem är det svensk biografisk handbok. 1993. Stockholm: Norstedt. sid. 1031. Libris 8261513.
1936 births
Place of birth missing (living people)
Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
World Health Organization officials
Swedish oncologists
Karolinska Institute alumni
Academic staff of the Karolinska Institute
Living people
Swedish officials of the United Nations
{{med-bio-stub