III Aragonese Conference on Humanization in Breast Cancer, organized by the IIS Aragón

Under the title "Disability and Breast Cancer", on April 11, the Ibercaja Patio de la Infanta Foundation will host a complete session on the current environment of disability and breast cancer

April 11 Zaragoza hosts the celebration of the III Aragonese Conference on Humanization in breast cancer under the title “Disability and Breast Cancer”, organized by the IIS Aragón and in collaboration with the Spanish Association against Cancer in Zaragoza. A meeting, which will take place at the Ibercaja Patio de la Infanta Foundation, in which professionals and patients will meet who, through tables and talks, will bring attendees closer to the current situation regarding disability and breast cancer. The event will feature the participation of several researchers from IIS Aragón.

The day will open at five in the afternoon. In the presentation, data from the survey on “Disability and breast cancer” will be offered, in which Marta Valencia from CERMI Aragón (Committee of Representative Entities of People with Disabilities) will participate; Patxi García, director Against Cancer Aragón; Carmen García Mur, from the HUMS Breast Unit; and Carmen Casamayor, from the HUMS Surgery Service.

Next, Teresa García Ruiz, Primary Care doctor at the Rebolería Health Center, will talk about “Importance of Primary Care in breast cancer.” During the day there will be three dialogue tables on “Inclusion in diagnosis”, “Adaptation to treatments” and “Adaptation to follow-up”, in which radiologists, oncologists, surgeons and gynecologists will participate along with several participants with different disabilities (physical , visual, intellectual, auditory, mental and organic). Around six in the afternoon, the diplomas for the Poster Design Contest will be awarded with the intervention of the winner of the contest.

The day will end with the presentation of conclusions by Reyes Ibáñez, from UCMORA Radiation Oncology, and Beatriz Eizaguirre, from HUMS Pathological Anatomy.

All those who want to participate may do so in person and online upon registration. HERE