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This research has demonstrated a significant improvement in the capacity to identify individuals at the greatest risk of developing lung cancer and facilitate the access of these people to the detection program via a low radiation CT scan.

Breast cancer is the most frequent tumour among women in Spain¹. It is estimated that, in 2023, more than 35,000 new cases will be diagnosed^1. In addition, it is seeing an increase in young  women

32% of the adult population in Spain suffer from some form of pain¹. Chronic pain is that which persists for more than 3-6 months and constitutes an illness in itself ²

During the 12th edition of their Open Days, experts from MD Anderson in Houston and other national and international specialists presented some of the latest developments in this field to the participants.   

The diagnosis of this pathology generally starts with the identification of nodules in the area of the neck or the joint between the collarbone and the sternum through an ultrasound followed by a biopsy.

In Spain, it is estimated that around 1 in every 1,000 pregnant women receives a tumour diagnosis¹

The aim of this pioneering initiative is to promote the practice of sports among patients, to make lung cancer visible through mountaineering and eradicate the stigma associated with the disease.

Some women, elderly in most cases, can feel stinging for years and often, due to modesty, do not go to a specialist, which makes it difficult to detect and complicates treatment. 

The rare nature of this type of cancer has resulted in a scarcity of research and, as a consequence, less consistent diagnostic and treatment criteria, along with the difficulty of accessing specific drugs

In Spain, around 78,000 cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year. Some sunburns are aggressive lesions that, when repeated and over the long term (20-30 years), can lead to cancer^{1, 2}