How to alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy?
Some of the most common side effects of chemotherapy are fatigue, nausea and vomiting. To alleviate them, you should rest, stay hydrated and mainta...
News from Institute of Cancer and Blood Diseases
Can metastatic cancer be cured?
It is estimated that today 50% of cancer patients are cured and the remaining 50% are not cured, but live longer.
8 tips to prevent cancer
Avoiding tobacco use, leading a healthy lifestyle, protecting yourself from the sun and vaccination against infection by certain viruses are some f...
Second season of 'The Information that cares’ podcast series
This Wednesday, the first episode of the second season of the ‘Information that cares for you/Information that cares’ podcast series will go live....
Leukaemia’s evolution is already written right from the start, at the time of diagnosis
This discovery changes the view of the progression of leukaemia, opens the door to early diagnosis, and offers new treatment strategies.
IDIBAPS and Fundació Clínic announce the 1st Estella Matutes Extraordinary Scholarship for research in lymphoid tumors
The call for the presentation of applications for the I Estella Matutes Extraordinary Scholarship is open from September 19th to November 30th.
Can Inflammatory Bowel Disease affect other parts of the body?
Despite being closely related to the digestive system, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can affect other parts of the body such as the joints, skin...
The Hospital Clínic starts an immunotherapy trial based on tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in triple-negative breast cancer
Trial TILs001, which is open to patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, is the first study to assess the safety and efficacy of TIL...
A new treatment is effective for advanced HER2-low breast cancer
Treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan, a combination of a targeted therapy with chemotherapy, increases progression-free survival of the disease an...
For the first time, the Hospital Clínic performs 1,000 apheresis procedures in one year
The Apheresis Unit, established in 1980, and which recently opened a new room, has achieved this milestone for the first time since its creation.