Mercredi 03/02/2021
A la découverte du nouvel Institut Jules Bordet
Le samedi 30 janvier dernier, les membres du personnel de l’Institut ont pu visiter pour la première fois leur nouvel hôpital qui entrera en fonction fin de l’année. Découvertes des installations, premières impressions et interviews de celles et ceux qui ont participé au projet.
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Press release (22/12/2020)
Liver metastases from breast cancer
A new study makes it possible to select patients who will enjoy long-term benefits from surgery
Brussels, 22 December 2020 – Researchers at the Jules Bordet Institute, the Belgian reference centre for a comprehensive fight against cancer, have published an article, in the prestigious British research journal Nature Publishing Journal Breast Cancer, on surgery for liver…
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Press release (12/11/2020)
Facing cancer: eat and move!
Brussels, November 12, 2020 – On 12 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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05/11/2020
Respect and protect one other.
We understand that you want to visit a loved one who is in hospital or to accompany them to an appointment to offer support. If we are refusing access this is to protect your loved one as well as all other patients and staff.
All members of the Jules Bordet Institute and the care staff in particular need support, understanding and goodwill during this period of crisis.
At all times and in all…
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02/11/2020
The Jules Bordet Institute supports the Movember campaign
The Jules Bordet Institute fully supports the Movember international campaign that, every year in the month of November, alerts public opinion to male cancers and raises funds for research into such male diseases as prostate cancer.
This year it is more necessary than ever to stress the importance of screening for prostate cancer and to encourage men to discuss this with…
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30/10/2020
Covid19 –The public hospitals in Brussels need you once again!
Our country is now facing the full force of the second wave of the Covid19 pandemic. To relieve our staff at work or to assist them with their with domestic tasks, any help would be much appreciated (whether you are a health professional or not).
Join the volunteer platform !
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Press release (27/10/2020)
What exactly do we mean by personalised breast cancer screening?
Infographic of the Jules Bordet Institute, an integrated multidisciplinary centre dedicated entirely to cancerous diseases.
Breast cancer is the commonest form of cancer among women. The sooner it is diagnosed the better the chances of recovery. But we are not all equal when it comes to the risk of developing breast cancer. That is why it is…
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Press release (09/10/2020)
OncLive® inducts the Giants of Cancer Care® 2020 : The award in the Breast Cancer category goes to Professor Martine Piccart, Director of Scientific Research at the Jules Bordet Institute
09/10/2020 - OncLive®, the international multimedia information platform dedicated to oncology, has announced the eighth annual Giants of Cancer Care® class of inductees. Every year this recognition programme honours 15 leaders of…
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Press release (05/10/2020)
Breast cancer research is progressing and enabling breast clinics to propose a tailor-made treatment for many cancers
Brussels, 5 October 2020 – Professor Martine Piccart, Director of Scientific Research at the Jules Bordet Institute, details the very real progress that is enabling breast clinics to propose an increasingly personalised treatment plan, coupled with a significant de-escalation of treatment for…
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