EXHIBIT 23.1




                              ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT




The Board of Directors
Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on
Form F-3, dated April 1, 2002, of Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation of our
report, dated February 22, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation as at December 31, 2000 and 1999, and related
consolidated statements of earnings, deficit and cash flows for the years ended
December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, which report appears in the December 31, 2000
annual report on Form 20-F of Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation.

We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the heading "Experts" in the
registration statement.


                                                 /s/ KPMG LLP

                                                 KPMG LLP
                                                 Chartered Accountants
Montreal, Canada
April 1, 2002