Cancer cases in people under 50 are on the rise. The scientific community is trying to speed up research, as seen in Meeting young researchers in oncologyWhich takes place in Porto.
Eating a healthy diet, exercising outdoors, and stopping smoking are some of the advice offered by oncology researchers. This is because there is good news and bad news: one positive news is that in the future there will be forms of cancer that are likely to disappear, such as cervical cancer, and that tumors are today treated in a more personalized way.
On the other hand, in the past 30 years, there has been an 80% increase in cases in people under 50 years of age. This data can be explained, according to Rui Medeiros of Portuguese League Against CancerThis is due to technological advances that allow for more effective early detection.
The event awards prizes, but not only
In this fifth edition of the National Meeting of Young Researchers in Oncology There will be prizes to be awarded, but there is much more to be won than just euros.
Alexandra Teixeira, a researcher in the region, explains that the event also serves young researchers “to get an idea of what is being accomplished” at the national level in the field of oncology research.
In this meeting, more than 80 works by young researchers were presented and discussed.
