22 to 22 Sep. 2025 - 14:00
Conference on Gynaecological and Urological Cancers
Prevention, Treatment and Challenges
22 to 22 Sep. 2025 - 14:00
Prevention, Treatment and Challenges
Date and Time
22 September 2025, 2pm - 7pm
Location
Auditorium, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon
Topic
This conference will discuss the prevention, treatment and challenges of gynaecological, testicular and prostate cancers with leading experts in the field.
2:00pm – 2:10pm – Opening Session
Leonor Beleza, President of the Champalimaud Foundation
Carmen Jerónimo, President of ASPIC
Cláudia Fraga, President of MOG – Movimento Oncológico Ginecológico
2:10pm – 3:40pm – Panel 1: Gynecological Cancers
2:10pm: Advances in the surgical treatment of gynaecological cancers – João Casanova (Hospital da Luz)
2:25pm: Advances in the medical treatment of gynecological cancers – Filipa Silva (Champalimaud Foundation)
2:40pm: Zebrafish Avatares para escolher a melhor terapia para cada doente em cancro de Ovário – Rita Fior (Champalimaud Foundation)
2:55pm: Clinical trials in gynaecological cancers: A collective challenge – Ângela Papa e Joana Santos (PPD, Thermo Fisher Scientific | PPD Portugal)
3:10pm: Prevention and early detection – Cervical screening – Fernando Tavares (National Coordination Center for Population-Based Screening Programmes)
3:25pm: Physical exercise and gynaecological cancer – Carla Malveiro (Champalimaud Foundation)
3:40pm – 4:20pm – Roundtable
Speakers:
Cristina Frutuoso (ULS Coimbra)
Mafalda Casa-Nova (Oncologist at Hospital Beatriz Ângelo)
Cláudia Fraga (President of MOG)
Tamara Milagre (President of EVITA)
Moderator:
Henrique Nabais (Champalimaud Foundation)
4:20pm – 4:50pm – Coffee break
4:50pm – 5:30pm – Panel 2: Testicular Cancer
4:50pm – The role of ADCT – Isaac Braga (Association of Patients with Testicular Cancer)
5:00pm – Early detection – João Lobo (IPO-Porto)
5:15pm – Sequelae of treatments – João Carvalho (Urologist, IPO-Porto)
5:30pm – 6:10pm – Panel 3: Prostate Cancer
5:30pm – United by Diagnosis, Strengthened by Action: APDP's Mission – José Graça (Vice-President of APDP)
5:40pm – Innovative therapies – José Santos Dias (Clinical Director – Instituto da Próstata)
5:55pm – Prostate cancer screening – (Portuguese Association of Urology – APU)
6:10pm – 6:50pm – Roundtable on Testicular Cancer and Prostate Cancer
Speakers:
Carlos Rabaça (President of the Portuguese Society of Urological Oncology)
Paula Chaves (Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro – Núcleo Regional do Sul, LPCC-NRS)
João Silva (Real Lives, Real Causes Association)
Tiago Santos (Urology Unit, Champalimaud Foundation)
Moderator:
Cristina Vaz de Almeida (President of the Portuguese Society for Health Literacy)
6:50pm – Closing session
Language
This conference will be conducted in Portuguese.
Registration
Free event, but registration is mandatory. Please use the following registration form.
Deadline: 15 September 2025
Organisation
This conference is co-organised by the Champalimaud Foundation, ASPIC – Associação Portuguesa de Investigação em Cancro and MOG – Movimento Oncológico Ginecológico
Partner Institutions
Gold sponsors
Silver sponsors