[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 8, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING CORNELIS J.H. VAN DE VELDE PH.D., M.D.

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 8, 2009

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
honor Cornelis J.H. van de Velde Ph.D., M.D. For his commitment to the 
fight against cancer and his participation at the Tony Snow Cancer 
Symposium in The Villages, Florida on January 21. Hosted by the Caring 
and Sharing Villagers and the Alliance Healthcare Foundation, the Tony 
Snow Cancer Symposium is intended to raise funds for the creation of a 
$25 million cancer center next to Leesburg Regional Hospital and 
promote cancer awareness in our community.
  Currently serving as Professor of Surgical Oncology at the Leiden 
University Medical Center in Leiden, the Netherlands, Dr. van de Velde 
has supervised over 50 Ph.D. theses, coordinated 14 projects of the 
Netherlands Cancer Foundation, six health insurance fund projects, six 
European randomized breast cancer studies, and four European randomized 
colorectal cancer studies.
  In addition to serving as a professor at the Leiden University 
Medical Center, he is the center's Coordinator of Oncology and sits on 
numerous committees there. He serves as Chairman of the Dutch Royal 
Academy of Sciences, founded and was the first Chairman of the Dutch 
Colorectal Cancer Group, the Dutch Gastric Cancer Group and the Dutch 
Breast Cancer Group. Dr. van de Velde has also been the President of 
the European Society of Surgical Oncology since 2008 and is currently 
Vice President of the European Cancer Society.
  Dr. van de Velde was recognized in 1999 as an Honorary Fellow of the 
Royal College of Surgeons in London and the Royal College of Surgeons 
and Physicians in Glasgow.
  Madam Speaker, individuals such as Cornelis van de Velde should be 
recognized for their sincere dedication to improving the health and 
quality of life for people all over the world. With the passing of my 
husband Harvey to pancreatic cancer, I can personally attest to the 
effects of cancer on both a person and their family. I sincerely 
appreciate the work that Dr. van de Velde has done and wish him further 
success in his medical endeavors.

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