Patient Advocates

We have a limited number of discounted registrations of €70 for this conference for patient advocates affiliated with patient advocacy organisations.  

To apply for a discounted registration, you must: 

• Be employed by or volunteer for a registered non-profit patient advocacy organisation 
• Provide a headed letter from the organisation you represent, indicating how your attendance at the conference will further its charitable aims for the benefit of patients 
• Please contact us before the registration deadline to apply. 

Lay summary of the conference topic: 

One of the biggest challenges in cancer research is effective prevention. While most studies focus on what causes cancer or how to treat it, we also urgently need to understand why some people never develop the disease — even when all the odds are against them. Some people smoke for decades without ever getting lung cancer. Some centenarians live to 100 without a single malignancy.

These remarkable observations suggest that powerful natural protection mechanisms exist within the human body — mechanisms we are only beginning to understand. This conference will explore what we currently know and what remains to be discovered about how the immune system and other biological processes can act as a shield against cancer. In particular, it will highlight the emerging science of the immune system and its potential role in cancer resistance.

Understanding how cancer avoidance works in these exceptional populations has the potential to transform prevention strategies and identify new targets for the development of protective interventions against cancer.

Cancer patient organisations 

Connecting cancer researchers with patient advocacy organisations is crucial for fostering collaboration, empathy, and progress in cancer research. 

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