The name of the project is “MetaBreast - Metaverse for Breast Cancer Surgery”. Developed specifically in the field of breast cancer, it may one day also be applicable in other surgical contexts. For now, its goal is to “develop and test a new medical device to visualize malignant tissue in real time inside the patient’s breast and within the operating room”, states the document presenting the project. One of MetaBreast’s participants is the Champalimaud Foundation’s (CF) Breast Unit, represented by breast cancer surgeon Pedro Gouveia.  

Interview with Marta Carriço, nutritionist at the Champalimaud Foundation.

Marta Carriço is a nutritionist in the Risk Assessment Programme team (Programa de Oncorrisco) at the Champalimaud Clinical Centre. In this interview, she explains what is known – and not known – about the impact of eating habits on the prevention of oncological disease, strongly favouring the Mediterranean diet.

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Champalimaud Colorectal Cancer Conference
February 13 & 14, 2023
Lisbon/Portugal

Host Organisers: Amjad Parvaiz, Bill Heald, José Azevedo, Laura Fernandez, Pedro Vieira

The surgical treatment of colorectal cancer continues to advance through development of new surgical techniques and rethinking of previous approaches.