22 to 22 Sep. 2025 - 14:00

Conference on Gynaecological and Urological Cancers

Prevention, Treatment and Challenges

Conference on Gynaecological and Urological Cancers

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.

 

Programme

Presented by Fernanda Freitas
 

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

4:50pmThe 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

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