Dr Pauline Boucheron, a postdoctoral scientist in the Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), was awarded one of five Quality of Life prizes by the Association Ruban Rose at a ceremony at the French National Assembly in Paris on 18 October 2023. The €150 000 award will fund research for Dr Boucheron’s project Virtual RealiTy and mUsic in the Oncology SEtting (VRtuose), which aims to improve the quality of life of patients with breast cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy through a tool that combines virtual reality with music.
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