/ Liver cancer patients visit IDIBAPS to learn about current research into their disease
Last Tuesday, 10 October 2023, IDIBAPS received a visit from a dozen patients with liver cancer under treatment at the Hospital Clínic. The aim was to show the visitors at first-hand how work is carried out at a research centre and what research IDIBAPS is conducting into their disease.
Last Tuesday, 10 October 2023, IDIBAPS received a visit from a dozen patients with liver cancer under treatment at the Hospital Clínic. The aim was to show the visitors at first-hand how work is carried out at a research centre and what research IDIBAPS is conducting into their disease.
The patients visited the Biobank where they were able to see the samples stored in liquid nitrogen tanks.
During the visit, professionals from the Hospital Clínic Liver Oncology Unit and the Hepatic Oncology (BCLC) research group gave the patients a tour of their laboratory and described the main lines of research they are working on with the goal of better understanding the mechanisms involved in the onset and development of liver cancer.
Besides the laboratory, the group also visited the IDIBAPS Biobank facilities, where the collection, processing, storage and transfer of human biological samples is coordinated.
The initiative is among the activities organised by the Liver Oncology Unit to mark Liver Cancer Awareness Month, an event aimed at giving participants an overview of approaches to tackling liver cancer in all its aspects.
IDIBAPS regularly organises visits so that patients, families and patient associations can learn about its research. Volunteers and patients from the Spanish Association Against Cancer have visited the centre on several occasions, and similar activities have also been organised for people with diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease.
This IDIBAPS UCC+I activity is supported by FECYT.
Friday October 20, 2023