Sixth and final session of the second edition of “Tratar o cancro por tu”, an initiative of Ipatimup, at the University of Évora. Diagnosis and Treatment – ​​colon cancer

Experts:

Fátima Carneiro, Pathologist, Senior Researcher at Ipatimup/i3S, Professor Emerita at the University of Porto

José Carlos Machado, Specialist in Molecular Genetics, Vice-President of Ipatimup, University Teacher at the Faculty of Medicine of Porto (FMUP)

Manuel Sobrinho Simões, Pathologist, Founder, and President of Ipatimup

Rui Dinis, Medical Oncologist and Director of the Medical Oncology Service at Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora

Participations:

João Valente Nabais,Vice-headmaster of the University of Évora for University Life Policies and Community Relations

Jorge Serafim, Actor

Moderation:

Miguel Soares, Antena 1 Journalist

Tiago Alves, Antena 1 Journalist

“In statements to Diário do Sul, José Carlos Machado emphasized that “this Ipatimup initiative aims to increase people’s health literacy, specifically regarding cancer,” ensuring that “we literally want people to start talking about cancer on a first-name basis.””

– Diário do Sul article on the sixth session of “Tratar o cancro por tu”

“I would like to introduce something I rarely see included in the debate: we know that screening criteria are often, as Dr. Dinis mentioned, based on economic considerations. […] There’s a question about how much we value life or, in this case, death. But I never see the fact discussed that a colonoscopy is not just an exam for early detection. A colonoscopy allows the primary detection. Therefore, the benefit in terms of people’s lives and their individual struggles is enormous.”

– Nuno Marcos, in testimony during the sixth session of “Tratar o cancro por tu”