Moa Livandel awarded Palema research grant 2026
For the second consecutive year, the cancer association PALEMA is awarding grants to young researchers in the field of oesophageal and gastric cancer. This year, as in the previous year, two grants of SEK 25,000 each will be awarded during the PALEMA Cancer Day on May 28 at the Swedish Society of Medicine in central Stockholm.
Within the field of oesophageal cancer research, PALEMA awards a grant of SEK 25,000 to Moa Livandel, registered nurse and newly admitted PhD student in the Surgical Care Science research group at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. The research questions underlying her doctoral project, which has a strong patient-centred foundation, have been developed in close collaboration with, among others, PALEMA. The funded study focuses on blood glucose monitoring in relation to dumping symptoms, a condition affecting many individuals who have undergone surgery for oesophageal cancer.
Moa Livandel’s research aims to investigate whether continuous glucose monitoring and dietary adjustments based on current glucose levels can reduce perceived dumping symptoms among patients who have undergone curative surgery for oesophageal cancer.
“It feels both honouring and highly inspiring to receive this support early in my doctoral education to conduct research on dumping syndrome, an area that has also been highlighted as particularly important within our patient partnership work. Dumping syndrome affects many patients after surgery and can negatively impact quality of life. This research is therefore of great importance in increasing knowledge and contributing to reduced symptom burden for those affected,” says Moa Livandel.