Simon Schraub is a French academic and

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researcher. He is a

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at the

University of Strasbourg The University of Strasbourg (french: Université de Strasbourg, Unistra) is a public research university located in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, with over 52,000 students and 3,300 researchers. The French university traces its history to the ea ...

. Schraub created and organized cancer treatment and care in

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from 1970 to 1997. On September 1, 1997, he was appointed as Director of the Paul Strauss Center for the Fight against Cancer in Strasbourg; he led this position from 1997 to 2004.

Biography

Schraub is known for his research work on

. He was part of the commission formed by the Minister of Health,

Georgina Dufoix Georgina Dufoix (born Georgina Nègre on 16 February 1942) is a French politician, who served as Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity from 1984 to 1986, in the government of Laurent Fabius Laurent Fabius (; born 20 August 194 ...

, in 1985 to research on cancer. As head of the Besancon Oncology Service, Schraub created the Doubs Tumor Registry in 1976. He took part in epidemiological studies survival of cancers throughout a department, epidemiological study of cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract, fallout of Chernobyl, measurement of the effectiveness of the screening campaign for cervical cancer in the Doubs. Schraub led research topics on the reintegration of cancer patients treated, the measurement of the quality of life of cancer patients treated, the relationship between the psyche and cancer, and parallel treatments in terms of cancer.

Selected publications

* ''Evaluation in clinical practice of the quality of life of patients with VADS cancer'' * ''French version of FACT-G: validation and comparison with other cancer-specific instruments'' * ''Quality of life measurement in cancer survivors'' * ''Conservative treatment of choroidal melanoma using iodine-125 brachytherapy''

Books

* Schraub, Simon (1987). ''Magie et la Raison'' (in French) * Schraub, Simon (1999). ''New Therapies''. Presses de la Renaissance

Awards

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

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