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Long live summer! Welcome the summer with serenity despite your illness

News (31/05/2024)Long live summer! Welcome the summer with serenity despite your illnessWhen you have a cancer the arrival of summer can be a source of additional stress. Managing your illness and side effects can be more complicated in the summer months and a source of anxiety: How to manage a stoma when you want to swim? What hair solutions when the weather gets really hot? Are there swimsuits for women who have had a mastectomy? …
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The PUFF, a new scourge in the fight against smoking

Press release (31/05/2024) The PUFF, a new scourge in the fight against smokingOn the occasion of World No-Tobacco Day, Martial Bodo, tobacco addiction specialist at the Jules Bordet Institute, warns young people against using puffs.

31 May 2024 – The puff, or disposable electronic cigarette, first appeared on the Belgian market several years ago. This new trend in smoking is strongly condemned by healthcare professionals as it…
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Advanced skin cancer treatment thanks to non-invasive imaging technology

Press release (27/05/2024) Advanced skin cancer treatment thanks to non-invasive imaging technologyBrussel, 27th May 2024 - As the fine weather returns we like to get out in the sun. Although the sun is beneficial in terms of vitamin D and mental well-being, overexposure can bring risks. Ultraviolet rays damage our cells and this can encourage the development of skin cancers. The only hospital in Belgium using a combination of two…
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Impulsion by Bordet: the team of athlete patients

News (06/05/2024)  Impulsion by Bordet: the team of athlete patients For the third consecutive year, a team of patients from the Jules Bordet Institute is preparing to take part in the mythical Brussels 20 km 
A personalised group training
Supported by the Jules Bordet Association, the team consists of 28 participants, all present or former Bordet patients. Some joined the group for the first time in January while for…
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MyHUB:  You can now connect via Itsme 

News (28/03/2024) MyHUB:  You can now connect via Itsme  Don’t you know the MyHUB application yet? Then it’s time you downloaded it! Once installed on your mobile phone you can view all your appointments, manage your administrative files, make appointments for certain specialities and much more.    It is now even easier to connect because the application is compatible with Itsme. Just enter your code to obtain access…
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Identity cards: the right thing to do in hospital

News (18/03/2024) Identity cards: the right thing to do in hospital Admitted to hospital? A medical emergency? A doctor's appointment? Don't forget to take your identity card and those of your children with you to hospital. For adults, this is the Belgian electronic identity card (eID) or the electronic foreign national's card; for children, it is the Kids-ID or ISI+ card. The electronic identity card guarantees a smooth welcome and…
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BLUE MARSH : Fast track diagnosis of colorectal cancer within the H.U.B 

Press release (29/02/2024)  BLUE MARSH : Fast track diagnosis of colorectal cancer within the H.U.B  Brussels, 29th February 2024 – The teams at the Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology of the Erasmus Hospital and Jules Bordet Institute propose a fast track diagnosis of colorectal cancer for patients showing warning signs, a positive result for the presence of blood in the stools or at high risk. On 20 and 21 March…
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Comité de patients-partenaires (CPP)

Actualité du 12/02/2024 Comité de patients-partenaires (CPP) À chaque visite ou consultation à l’Institut Jules Bordet, le patient a des besoins spécifiques, mais aussi des connaissances, des idées, des expériences de vie, ...
Ce sont autant de trajectoires de soins et de vie qui peuvent aider l'hôpital à mieux comprendre et répondre aux attentes de chacun. L’Institut Jules Bordet et l'H.U.B. (Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles) en…
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To mark World Cancer Day, focus on AYAs - Adolescents and Young Adults

News (02/02/2024)  AYAs : The H.U.B commits to providing specific care for Adolescent and Young Adult cancer patients.  To mark World Cancer Day, focus on AYAs - Adolescents and Young Adults
1 December 2023 marked a major turning point in medical and psychological care in Belgium for adolescents and young adults (AYAs), aged between 16 and 35, diagnosed with cancer. At the initiative of the Federal Ministry of Public Health…
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100th patient treated with the MRI-LINAC at the Jules Bordet Institute

Press Release (15/01/2024)  100th patient treated with the MRI-LINAC at the Jules Bordet Institute : The medicine of the future at the service of patients Brussels, 15th of January 2024 – Since the Jules Bordet Institute moved to its new site and thanks to financing of 6.5 million euros from the Jules Bordet Association, the Radiotherapy Department can now count on a very particular machine for treating cancer patients: the 1.5 Tesla MRI-…
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