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Five years after the start of the "Tratar o cancro por tu" initiative, Ipatimup is back "on the road" to once again talk about, raise awareness about, and share knowledge about cancer with the public.
Day 12 January 2026
Notícias Agora: Researcher Manuel Sobrinho Simões states that cancer can be controlled but there will be no vaccine.
Cancer will not have a single vaccine, but it is increasingly becoming a controllable chronic disease, with screening, prevention, and information being the focus.
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Five years after the start of the "Tratar o cancro por tu" initiative, Ipatimup is back "on the road" to once again talk about, raise awareness about, and share knowledge about cancer with the public.
O Digital: Cancer is becoming increasingly controllable, but there will be no vaccine, says Manuel Sobrinho Simões
Two-thirds of people who have cancer no longer die from cancer, but there won't be a vaccine, so screening, prevention, control, and information should be the focus.
RTP: Sobrinho Simões. Cancer will not have a vaccine, but it can be increasingly controlled.
Two-thirds of people with cancer survive, meaning that only one in three dies from the disease.
Roche: Tratar o Cancro por Tu returns for its 5th edition
The "Tratar o Cancro por Tu" initiative returns for a fifth edition in 2026, with six sessions in various cities across the country.
Público: Sobrinho Simões: cancer won’t have a vaccine but it can be controlled
The pathologist, who won the Pessoa Prize in 2002, was speaking about the fifth edition of the "Tratar o cancro por tu" cycle.
Correio da Manhã: There won’t be a vaccine for cancer, but it can be controlled
Two-thirds of people who have cancer no longer die from the disease. Screening, prevention, control, and information should be the focus.
Sábado: Two-thirds of people with cancer no longer die from the disease, says researcher
Manuel Sobrinho Simões further explains that there is no prospect of a vaccine being developed, so screening and prevention remain important.
Jornal de Notícias: Sobrinho Simões: Newspaper article by Sobrinho Simões: Cancer will not have a vaccine but it can be controlled
Two-thirds of people who have cancer no longer die from cancer, but there won't be a vaccine, so screening, prevention, control, and information should be the focus.