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Mon, 06/25/2018 - 09:43

Jules Bordet Institute accredited by the OECI

Press release (25/06/2018) The Jules Bordet Institute accredited by the OECI, A quality label recognised at European level. Brussels, 25 June 2018 – Accredited in May this year, on Friday 22 June the Jules Bordet Institute was officially recognised by the OECI as a "Comprehensive Cancer Centre". This follows initial accreditation and certification in 2012. This is a quality label reserved for high level centres providing…
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Mon, 06/11/2018 - 10:51

“Missing Type” Red Cross Campaign

Press release (11/06/2018) “Missing Type” Red Cross Campaign
The Jules _ordet Institute is playing the game! From June 11, 2018 till June 18, 2018, the Red Cross is launching the “Missing Type” movement. What’s the campaign’s purpose? In order to raise awareness regarding blood donation, the letters A, O and B, the three letters referring to blood groups, will disappear from urban and digital landscapes. The Jules Bordet Institute…
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Thu, 05/31/2018 - 10:15

Stop smoking is possible!

Press Release (31/05/2018) Stop smoking is possible!
On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day the Jules Bordet Institute separates the myths from the facts Brussels, 30 May 2018 – Stopping smoking. A lot of smokers speak about it but how many of them really take up this important personal challenge? With World No Tobacco Day on 31 May, the Jules Bordet Institute wants to shed light on preconceived ideas that tend to discourage smokers…
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Tue, 05/29/2018 - 09:48

Tombola 2018 of the Friends of the Institut Bordet

Super Tombola for the benefit of cancer research at the Bordet Institute
DRAW : 04/07/2018 1st prize: a stay for 2 people in VIENNA
Stay of 4 nights for 2 people
in double room ****, transport included And many other lots! Tickets on sale at the Bordet Institute: 'Amis de l’Institut Bordet', bld de Waterloo, 121 - 7th floor. Reception – Cosy – Day hospital Information : 02/541 34 14
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Mon, 05/28/2018 - 11:41

Personalization of treatment of HER2+ breast cancer

Press release (28/05/2018) A patient’s immune response makes it possible to personalize treatment of HER2 positive breast cancer. Brussels, 28 of May 2018 - Researchers at the Jules Bordet Institute published last week, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, a study permitting the advance identification, among women suffering from an HER2-positive breast cancer, of those who will and will not respond positively to…
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Fri, 05/25/2018 - 10:38

101 Tables pour la vie

05/06/2018 14th edition  of the "101 Tables pour la Vie" L'Arsenal (next to the Delvaux workshops) Gastronomic evening benefiting the research laboratories of the new Institut Bordet

Ghislaine Arabian, Pascal Devalkeneer and Yves Mattagne will cook in front of you! Information: 02/541 34 14   Website : http://www.amis-bordet.be/amis-institut-bordet-accueil.html
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Wed, 05/23/2018 - 10:00

Oncodistinct, a multidisciplinary clinical research network

Press release (23/05/2018) Oncodistinct, a multidisciplinary clinical research network that meets patients' needs Brussels, 23 May 2018 – Cancer research is advancing by leaps and bounds with fast changing developments in cancer treatment. To respond to these changes, clinical research in cancerology must also change. Today there is a real need for new structures that facilitate the pooling of expertise and resources…
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Wed, 05/16/2018 - 12:33

The new generation of researchers doubly rewarded

Press release (15/05/2018) The new generation of researchers doubly rewarded.
Double Merit Award of the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2018 in the field of breast cancer for two young researchers at the Institut Jules Bordet Brussels, 16th May 2018 – On 15 May 2018, Noam Pondé and Matteo Lambertini, researchers at the Institut Jules Bordet, both received a Merit Award from the Conquer Cancer…
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Wed, 05/09/2018 - 13:24

Lambertine-Lacroix Prize - Cancerology 2018: Ch Desmedt

Press release (09/05/2018) 2018 Lambertine-Lacroix Prize - Cancerology awarded to the researcher Christine Desmedt of the Jules Bordet Institute, Université Libre de Bruxelles 9 May 2018 – Christine Desmedt, researcher at the Jules Bordet Institute, was awarded this Tuesday 8 May the Lambertine-Lacroix Prize from the National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS) for her extensive research into our understanding of…
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Mon, 05/07/2018 - 08:53

Tips to avoid melanoma now that spring has sprung

Press release (07/05/2018) We're full of the joys of spring. But be careful what it might bring!
Here are a few tips to avoid melanoma now that spring has sprung. Brussels, 7th May 2018 – The first rays of sunshine have already made their appearance in Belgium these past weeks. It's perfect weather for showing off one's legs and shoulders, but in moderation, and above all with protection! It's also the opportunity for Institut Jules Bordet…
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