6η Υγειονομική Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου- Ιονίων Νήσων-Ηπείρου & Δυτικής Ελλάδας
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🧬 Colorectal Cancer Screening in Spain 11F – Day of Women and Science 👩🔬 On the Day of Women and Science, the Hospital del Mar Research Institute organized eight interactive workshops in schools to spark curiosity about science, the people behind it, and colorectal cancer screening. 🏫💡 (🔗 More info) Additionally, an insightful
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🔬 Bringing research on risk-based screening to our community! PRBB Open day in Barcelona-Spain At the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, we are committed to engaging with the public and sharing the latest advances in colorectal cancer screening research. Through outreach activities, we explain our project, which aims to assess the feasibility
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🎙Exploring Perceptions on Risk-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Qualitative research in cancer screening in Spain As part of the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and the EuCanScreening Joint Action, we are currently conducting focus groups to better understand how individuals perceive risk-based colorectal cancer screening and their experiences with CRC screening programs. By listening
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25 Years of Colorectal Cancer Screening in Catalonia: Achievements and Challenges A quarter-century of saving lives through early detection—experts celebrate progress and encourage even greater participation. The Catalan Institute of Oncology’s Cancer Screening Unit (UCC) participated in the 25th-anniversary event of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Program, organized by the Catalan Department of
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ECIR’s Country Cancer Profiles 2025: Spain’s Advances and Challenges in Early Detection ECIR has published the “Country Cancer Profiles” series (available at https://cancer-inequalities.jrc.ec.europa.eu/country-cancer-profiles-2025). These reports provide the latest insights on cancer burden, prevention and care across European countries, including Spain, feautured today on the EUCanScreen Web. The Spanish “Country Cancer Profile" in
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Biosistemak, part of EuCanScreen for cancer detection Basque innovation in the fight against cancer Innovation from the Basque CountryBiosistemak is one of the Basque health research Institutes specialising in the evaluation of health technologies and services and the improvement of health systems. As a leader in implementing innovative solutions, Biosistemak addresses key
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The European Health Data Space and how IACS is helping to beat cancer. A new regulation to access health data in Europe The European Health Data Space (EHDS), with its final text published in the Official Journal of the EU on March 5th, is a landmark initiative by the European Union aimed
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HUMV and IDIVAL highly committed with cancer prevention and screening Santander, Cantabria (Spain) The Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital and IDIVAL (Santander, Cantabria, Spain) are highly committed with the prevention and early detection of cancer through the participation in EUCanScreen. Since June 1, 2024, the Marqués de Valdecilla Research Institute (IDIVAL) and University
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Spain leads EUCanScreen’s communications for March 2025 Stay tuned for more news on Spain’s Cancer Screening updates! Spain has been selected as the Screening Campaign Country of the month for March 2025. The Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) was assigned as the Competent Authority representing Spain. There are five Spanish Affiliated Entities participating
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ColorectalScreen Norway: A program for early detection of colorectal cancer ColorectalScreen Norway has recently been implemented nationwide. The goal of the program is to reduce colorectal cancer-related mortality, by identifying cases at an early stage when treatment is most effective. The screening program was launched in 2022 and has gradually been implemented
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