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After more than 15 years of experience in autologous and allogeneic transplants, MD Anderson Cancer Madrid has launched a new Haematopoietic Transplant Unit with a view to enhancing and developing the transplant programme and offering CAR-T therapy.

22% of people diagnosed with cancer in Spain have a rare tumour, according to data from the Spanish Orphan and Infrequent Tumours Group (GETHI). In these cases, as with other rare diseases, the main problems are delayed diagnosis, reduced availability of therapeutic options and, above all, the difficulty of finding professionals who are experts in a disease that only affects a small part of the population.

On the occasion of World Cancer Day, MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid – Hospiten and Cigna España have presented ‘Cancer in the company: Practical Notes for Human Resources,’ a guide that covers a wide range of recommendations to support organisations in the development of comprehensive cancer management policies. 

Every year more than 32,500 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in Spain

According to estimates by the Spanish Cancer Registers Network (REDECAN), at the end of 2019 more than 275,000 cases of cancer were diagnosed in our country

Christmas is upon us, that time of the year when we gather once more with our closest relatives over tableful after tableful of holiday lunches and dinners.

Over half the women in Africa (60%) diagnosed with breast cancer find out about it when the disease is already in an advanced state, and over 90% are treated via radical mastectomy.

According to the latest figures from the Spanish Medical Oncology Society (Sociedad Española de Oncología Médica, or SEOM), 7,800 new cases of stomach tumours are diagnosed per year, although fortunately this is one of the few areas where the cancer rate is going down each year.

Approximately 1% of all people diagnosed with breast cancer are men. So, an estimated 300 men receive a diagnosis of breast cancer each year in our country.

This year the MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid – Hospiten has again joined in with the Movember movement, an initiative now over ten years old that seeks to boost men’s healthcare during November.