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Appeal for blood donors

 13/03/2020 The Red Cross launches an appeal for blood donors  The coronavirus is also affecting blood donations.  Stocks are at a critical level! The Red Cross is appealing to the generosity of all persons aged 18 and over weighing at least 50 kg and in good health to act as quickly as possible and to give some blood.  Giving blood is not an act that involves risk, not even in the present context dominated by COVID-19…
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Coronavirus

iris hospital network press release (11/03/2020) Coronavirus:
IRIS, the network of public hospitals in Brussels, announces a limit on visits. In the interests of patients and staff, the public hospitals in Brussels have decided to impose a strict limit on visitors to hospital services, effective from this Wednesday 11 March. The hospitals concerned are therefore the Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital, the Saint-Pierre…
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Fonds Gaston Ithier award

Press release (06/03/2020)  Professor Vincent Donckier wins the Fonds Gaston Ithier award for his collaborative work on oligometastases Brussels, 6th March, 2020 – This Thursday 5 March, Professor Vincent Donckier, Head of the Department of Surgery at the Jules Bordet Institute, the reference centre in the fight against cancer, is honoured by the Fonds Gaston Ithier. This Fonds, which supports creative projects in the field of oncology,…
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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…
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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).…
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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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