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ICVS “Cancer in Perspective”

Name: ICVS “Cancer in Perspective”
Start: 2024-02-05T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-02-05T13:00:00+00:00

February 5 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

ICVS marks World Cancer Day (4th February) by organizing the event “Cancer in Perspective” taking place during the morning of 5th February at the School of Medicine of the University of Minho . This initiative aims to present ICVS cancer research, as well as promoting debate about the research carried out and how it can help in understanding and treating the disease. The event is aimed at students, researchers, teachers and health professionals and will feature the participation of cancer patient associations, researchers and doctors.

The event is free, but requires registration by January 31st using the following form: https://forms.gle/zUMFRVizNaUySLGt9

09h00 – 09h10 Opening session
09h10 – 10h00 “Role of research in understanding and treating cancer”
10h00 – 10h20 Brief presentation of ICVS cancer research
10h20 – 10h45 Coffee break
10h45 – 11h45 Patient associations presentation session
11h45 – 12h45 Round table