First session of the fourth edition of the “Tratar o cancro por tu” initiative by Ipatimupe, at Teatro Constantino Nery. The role of heredity: the importance of family history and genetic studies.

Experts:

Jorge Lima, Molecular genetics specialist and Vice President of Ipatimup

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

Sérgio Castedo, Specialist in Medical Genetics, responsible for the Genetic Diagnosis Unit at Ipatimup and the Family Cancer consultation at the Champalimaud Foundation

Tamara Milagre, President of the EVITA Association – Support Association for People with Changes in Genes Related to Hereditary Cancer

Participations:

Rita Blanco, Actress

Carlos Mouta, Vice-President of the Municipal of Matosinhos

Moderation:

Miguel Soares, Antena 1 Journalist

Tiago Alves, Antena 1 Journalist

“Of course, prevention is fundamental, and I’m going to get mine done right away because my grandmother died of colon cancer in her forties, so I have to go quickly! And I’m counting a lot on the specialists. We have to thank these people for there still being some people who care about us.”

– Rita Blanco, in testimony at the first session of “Tratar o cancro por tu”

“A full auditorium to see, hear, and talk about cancer. […] It’s the return of the “Tratar o cancro por tu” sessions, this time more focused on patients and not so much on the types of disease. Experts in the field come together to simplify the language and increase knowledge about cancer.”

– RTP report, Jornal da Noite [January 24th], about the first session of “Tratar o cancro por tu”