congress Inauguration of the VII Oncology Workshop for Students of the University of Navarra, which analyzes how cancer affects the family and the environment.
Inaugurado el VII Congreso de Oncología para Estudiantes de la Universidad de Navarra, que analiza cómo afecta el cáncer a la familia y el entorno
congress Inauguration of the VII Oncology Workshop for Students of the University of Navarra, which analyzes how cancer affects the family and the environment.
The congress, the only one in Spain organized entirely by students, brings together 250 participants and 20 experts.
The VII International Oncology congress for Students of the University of Navarra opened today with the participation of 250 students and some twenty experts. The meeting will analyze, during three days, the influence of cancer in society, support for patients and their families, the role of cancer patients' associations, etc.
The meeting, the only one in Spain organized entirely by students, is aimed at students of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy or Science, from national or foreign centers, such as the universities of Valencia, Autónoma de Madrid, Seville and Portugal, who are participating in this seventh edition.
During the inauguration, María Iraburu, Vice President of Students and University Extension of the academic center, emphasized that the congress is a meeting by students for students, "in which we proudly verify the concern, creativity and organizational capacity of the students, which has given rise to an initiative of the scope and scientific level of this congress". Likewise, María Iraburu wished that the meeting "will serve to ignite a research mind and, perhaps, to discover a call to research in future graduates".
For his part, Dr. Salvador Martín Algarra -professor manager of congress- explained that the theme chosen for this year, 'Cancer and Society', "was an area that we had had pending for several editions, as we saw the need to address how society, family, environment and the healthcare professionals themselves are organized to provide adequate healthcare coverage and support for cancer patients. position From the moment the diagnosis is communicated, through the treatments, which can be long and hard, to the recovery, which can also be prolonged and in which psychological support is fundamental".
Cancerand family
The inaugural lecture of congress was given by José Ramón Germá, director of the Strategic Plan of the Catalan Oncology Catalan high school : the first integral plan carried out in Spain for the integral care of cancer patients. Likewise, Dr. Ignacio Blanco, from the Catalan Oncology high school , addressed in the first workshop the influence of the disease on the family, with the discussion paper "Cancer and family: beyond the Genetics of cancer".
In this sense, María Vitoria Sola, 5th year Medicine student and board member communication of the organizing committee , highlighted the participation of social institutions -such as AECC, Gedeom, Adano, association Saray- in this seventh edition of congress. "Since cancer is a disease with undoubted social implications", adds the student, "we want to offer that dimension from the University and give all the agents the opportunity to share it from the training".