Eva Pape, RN, MSc, PhD works as a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) digestive oncology at Ghent University Hospital in Belgium. She counsels patients with rectal cancer (advanced rectal cancer, pelvic exenterations and late effects). In 2022 she obtained her PhD at Ghent University Hospital and the University centre for nursing and midwifery at Ghent University. In her PhD she explored the experiences, needs and perspectives of several stakeholders (patients, informal caregivers and healthcare professionals) about low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer treatment. Currently she is coordinating an implementation study in how to optimize care for patients with LARS and an exploratory study about the care for young patients confronted with treatment induced menopause. Eva is also an executive board member of two national societies: the national society for oncology nurses (VVRO) and the national society for CNS (BVVS). In this last society, she leads the research working group. Next to that she is a member of the research working group and the YCN network of the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS).