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The Jules Bordet Institute acquires state-of-the-art radiotherapy equipment

Press release (29/01/2020)  The Jules Bordet Institute acquires state-of-the-art radiotherapy equipment for increasingly precise and effective treatment Brussels, 29 January 2020 - The Jules Bordet Institute, the reference centre in the fight against cancer, has signed a public procurement contract worth 22 million euros with the Elekta company for the supply of new high-tech radiotherapy equipment. Acquisitions made possible thanks to the…
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Europe on a mission against cancer

28/01/2020 Europe on a mission against cancer Professor Martine Piccart, member of the group of experts for a "European Master Plan" to fight cancer In the framework of the Horizon-Europe 2021-2027 programme to develop Research and Innovation, the fight against cancer was identified as one of the major challenges of the future. A group of 15 European experts was appointed to put into place lasting and specific strategies. One of these…
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Best wishes 2020 !

Best wishes 2020 ! The Jules Bordet Institute sends you its best wishes for 2020!
Together, let us continue to meet the challenges and to progress in the fight against cancer.   
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21ème Journée Annuelle d'Oncologie Thoracique

Samedi 28 mars 2020 21ème Journée Annuelle d'Oncologie Thoracique Les thérapeutiques locales dans les cancers bronchiques : nouvelles approches en 2020 ? Le rôle curatif des traitements locaux dans la prise en charge des cancers bronchiques n’est plus à démontrer. En 20 ans, de nouvelles techniques mais aussi de nouvelles approches multimodales ont vu le jour, modifiant parfois profondément les schémas thérapeutiques allant de la…
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Towards a better understanding & treatments of triple negative breast cancer

Press release (19/12/2019)  Towards a better understanding of triple negative breast cancer and new treatment strategies Brussels, December 19th, 2019 – In an article that was published recently in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the Breast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory at the Jules Bordet Institute highlighted for the first time the heterogeneity of the tumour microenvironment and immune system in triple negative…
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Young Physician Award Jean Klastersky

09/12/2019 Professor Jean Klastersky lends his name to an award to encourage research into supportive care  The "Young Physician Award Jean Klastersky" was awarded for the first time on 6 December 2019 at the 9th "Cancer Toxicity Management Conference" held in Paris under the aegis of the MASCC (Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer) and the AFSOS (Association Francophone des Soins Oncologiques de Support). An award to…
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Christmas Market at the Jules Bordet Institute

From 08/12 to 13/12/2019 Christmas Market at the Jules Bordet Institute Sale of delicacies and handicrafts! Come and visit the restaurant on the ground floor, it's for the good cause! All profits will be donated to the Friends of the Bordet Institute and the Nursing Fund for the well-being of patients.  
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Breast Cancer Debate of the Year” and the “Best of SABCSR 2019” symposia

24/01/2020 and 25/01/2020 Breast Cancer Debate of the Year” and the “Best of SABCSR 2019” symposia THE HOTEL - Grand Ballroom 1st Floor
Boulevard de Waterloo 38, 1000 Brussels Dear Colleagues of the Oncology Community,
Dear BSMO members,

On behalf of the Belgian Society of Medical Oncology (BSMO) represented by its Breast Cancer Task Force and the Institute Jules Bordet, we would like to take the opportunity to invite…
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Movember

Press release (12/11/2018)  The Jules Bordet Institute supports the Movember initiative and stresses the importance of screening for male cancers 12/11/2018 - In Belgium, as everywhere else, the frequency of cancers is increasing slightly every year (0.8% a year on average). This is the result of the ageing population. At the same time, cancer mortality rates are falling dramatically: by 1.6% a year among men, the result of progress in…
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Nutrition Day

Press release (03/11/2019)  Facing cancer: eat and move ! Brussels, November 3, 2019 – On 7 November, the Jules Bordet Institute, the Belgian reference centre in the fight against cancer, is participating in Nutrition Day. The occasion to again stress the essential link between healthy eating combined with regular physical exercise and treatment against cancer. Eat and move: two health "assets" that are in your hands when facing this disease…
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