Madrid, 4th October 2005
Winning the war against cancer is one of the greatest challenges for the 21st century. Although important goals have been reached regarding diagnosis, treatment and research, there is still a long way to go.
That was the reason that encourage us to organizating the forum-debate Are we winning the war against cancer?. We proposed an analysis made from a multisectorial approach, which included clinicians, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical industry and mass media.
The debate allowed an interactive exchange, so that a number of recommendations and conclusions were agreed upon, which are the basis of the
“Manifesto to promote the fight against cancer in Spain”.
We ask you to:
- Read the Manifesto
- Sign it by sending an email to fundacion.ayudas@aecc.es including your name, surname and passport number.
This document will be presented to the Spanish public authorities and society, pretending to be the framework for future actions in the years to come.
PROGRAMME
9:30 Opening Ceremony
- Cecilia Plañiol. President of the Scientific Foundation of the AECC
- Professor Segovia Arana. Ramón Areces Foundation
- D. José Martínez Olmos, General Secretary of Health
10:10 Keynote lecture. Achievements and disappointments in the fight against cancer.
Josep Baselga. Vall d’Hebron Hospital. Barcelona.
Presented by Alfredo Carrato, President of Spanish AssociationMedical Oncology (SEOM)
10:45 Keynote lecture. How is Europe facing cancer?
Professor Gordon McVie. European Institute of Oncology
Presented by Alfredo Carrato, President of Spanish AssociationMedical Oncology (SEOM)
11:40 Break
12:00 Round table I. State of the art in the fight against cancer: an intersectorial approach.
- Clinical practice and hospitals. Vicente Guillem. IVO, Valencia
- Basic research. Sergio Moreno. CIC-CSIC, Salamanca
- Applied technologies. Felipe Calvo. Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid
- Society and patients. Francisco G. Robatto. AECC, Madrid.
- Pharmaceutical Industry Belén Garijo, Sanofi Aventis, Barcelona
- Mass media. Jose Luis de la Serna, El Mundo, Madrid.
Chaired by: Eduardo Punset. Agencia Planetaria, Barcelona.
14:00 Lunch
15:30 Round table II. In which aspects should we focus on in order to attain greater achievements in Spain?
- Prevention and Information. Agustín Elbaile . McCANN World Group
- Early detection. Nieves Ascunce. Instituto Salud Pública, Navarra
- Social and sanitary education. Vicente Pedraza. Universidad de Granada
- Translational research. M.A. Piris. National Center for Oncological Research (CNIO) Madrid.
- National Health System. Eduardo Diaz Rubio. San Carlos Hospital. Madrid.
Chaired by: Eduardo Punset
17:00 Keynote lecture. Future diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
José Luis de la Serna on behalf of Carlos Cordon-Caró. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. NY
Presents Rosario Perona , President of Spanish Association for Cancer Research (ASEICA)
18:00 Proposal of a
“Statement to promote the fight against cancer in Spain ”
18:05 Closing remarks.
Venue
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Fundación Ramón Areces
Vitruvio, 5
28006 Madrid |