{"id":19609,"date":"2022-02-04T09:59:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T08:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/?p=19609"},"modified":"2022-02-04T09:59:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T08:59:02","slug":"world-cancer-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/2022\/02\/world-cancer-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cancer Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>On World Cancer Day, nothing is more \u201cBELL\u201d than advancing in cancer research<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19611 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge1.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At IDIBELL, we have <strong>27 cancer research groups<\/strong>, which address the disease from the most basic research to the clinical aspects: molecular mechanisms, and new therapies, epigenetics, population and prevention studies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#BellvitgeInvestiga: c\u00e0ncer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZDNn_xHbzuA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But what is cancer? Why do we say that it is a genetic disease? In cancer, changes in DNA cause cells to start dividing uncontrollably. Do you want to see it with your own eyes?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taller Experimenta #SinergiaLH: C\u00e0ncer. La import\u00e0ncia de la c\u00f2pia\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/94mmWrltSdw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At IDIBELL, we know that research saves lives, that&#8217;s why we work every day to put our part in the research. We firmly believe that: <strong>AGAINST CANCER, RESEARCH<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Contra el c\u00e0ncer. Recerca.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WBsRCJzfrPA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>On World Cancer Day, the words prevention, research and treatment are more \u201cBELL(s)\u201d than ever<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19612 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge2.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prevention:<\/strong> Knowing what the cancer cause is essential to act in time. Nothing is more effective against cancer than doing everything in our power to prevent it.<\/p>\n<p>We know that diets that promote inflammation can increase the risk of breast cancer by up to 12%:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cPgXMXGTfx\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/2021\/06\/diets-that-promote-inflammation-can-increase-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-by-up-to-12\/\">Diets that promote inflammation can increase the risk of breast cancer by up to 12%<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Diets that promote inflammation can increase the risk of breast cancer by up to 12%&#8221; &#8212; IDIBELL\" src=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/2021\/06\/diets-that-promote-inflammation-can-increase-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-by-up-to-12\/embed\/#?secret=vm751q13TZ#?secret=cPgXMXGTfx\" data-secret=\"cPgXMXGTfx\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our tobacco control research group has been awarded by the WHO:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UIytXoohUU\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/2021\/05\/tobacco-control-research-groups-awarded-by-the-who\/\">Tobacco Control Research Groups awarded by the WHO<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Tobacco Control Research Groups awarded by the WHO&#8221; &#8212; IDIBELL\" src=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/2021\/05\/tobacco-control-research-groups-awarded-by-the-who\/embed\/#?secret=UQG0jjX0is#?secret=UIytXoohUU\" data-secret=\"UIytXoohUU\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong> to find new treatments, but also for early diagnosis that allows us to act in time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1lvaro Carmona from the infection and cancer research group tells us about how we can detect cervical cancer without going to the hospital:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#StandUpScience \u00c1lvaro Carmona - La no-invasividad: lo m\u00e1s trendy en detecci\u00f3n del c\u00e1ncer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zHo2uyY22y0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e1rbara Rivera from the hereditary cancer group presented in the previous sLHam rare cancer predisposition syndromes:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"B\u00e1rbara Rivera: Qui\u00e9n sabe d\u00f3nde? Hay un s\u00edndrome raro de predisposici\u00f3n al c\u00e1ncer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbYE4se0q1w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>treatment<\/strong>, we are also together with patients to know their needs and improve the quality of life during therapy.<\/p>\n<p>In the last Research and Health Day researchers, clinicians and patients shared a good time:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recerca i salut #SinergiaLH: C\u00e0ncer hereditari i medicina personalitzada. Conxi L\u00e1zaro, Ernest Nadal\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lGqYCZch6y4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>On World Cancer Day, dedicating your life to the research of a new treatment is very \u201cBELL\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19613 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/NO15-DM-Cancer-Imatge3.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the strategies against cancer is to give our bodies tools to fight cancer. How can we do it? <strong>Helping the immune system<\/strong>. Lidia Franco tells us about it in this video from Stand Up Science:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#StandUpScience Lidia Franco - Harry Potter y el misterio del sistema inmunitario\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ShvGo037alo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A study with IDIBELL participation has shown that breast cancer cells create collagen shields to protect themselves from the immune system. Preventing the creation of these shields reduces tumor growth:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"S0iU6tJDTW\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/2021\/11\/breast-cancer-cells-create-collagen-shields-to-protect-themselves-from-the-immune-system\/\">Breast cancer cells create collagen shields to protect themselves from the immune system<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Breast cancer cells create collagen shields to protect themselves from the immune system&#8221; &#8212; IDIBELL\" src=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/2021\/11\/breast-cancer-cells-create-collagen-shields-to-protect-themselves-from-the-immune-system\/embed\/#?secret=qutxF24NqW#?secret=S0iU6tJDTW\" data-secret=\"S0iU6tJDTW\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A drug that modulates the immune system to recognize and attack tumors increases the life expectancy of highly aggressive intraocular cancer. This is the conclusion of a clinical trial that has brought this drug to clinical practice:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"M0HiQxzkt0\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/2021\/09\/a-new-drug-increases-the-life-expectancy-of-patients-with-very-aggressive-intraocular-cancer\/\">A new drug increases the life expectancy of patients with very aggressive intraocular cancer<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;A new drug increases the life expectancy of patients with very aggressive intraocular cancer&#8221; &#8212; IDIBELL\" src=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/2021\/09\/a-new-drug-increases-the-life-expectancy-of-patients-with-very-aggressive-intraocular-cancer\/embed\/#?secret=Q85oSfaT8u#?secret=M0HiQxzkt0\" data-secret=\"M0HiQxzkt0\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have also participated in two other trials that have shown that CART cell immunotherapy increases survival in patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma who do not respond to chemotherapy:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RKvpH1S0nK\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/idibell.cat\/en\/2021\/12\/immunotherapy-with-genetically-modified-immune-cells-increases-survival-of-patients-with-aggressive-b-lymphoma-who-do-not-respond-to-chemotherapy\/\">Immunotherapy with genetically modified immune cells increases survival of patients with aggressive B lymphoma who do not respond to chemotherapy<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Immunotherapy with genetically modified immune cells 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