Turin to host World Congress on Cancer Research in 2020

In 2020, from June 17 to 20, Turin will host the 26th Congress of the European Association for Research on Cancer. An opportunity to bring together experts, oncologists, pharmaceutical companies and scientists from around the world to talk about cancer for four days. The event comes after another important meeting: that of 2016 with the congress Estro – European Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology – with 6,000 participants. "Piedmontese health is a great success," commented regional councilor Antonio Saitta.

Alberto Bardelli, Full Professor of the Department of Oncology of the University of Turin and Director of the Laboratory of Molecular Oncology of the Candiolo-IRCCS Institute, new president of the University of Turin EACR submitted the nomination with the support of Turismo Torino and Provincia Convention Bureau

"I will hire – he declared – because cancer research in Italy and the young scientists who do it can seize the opportunities that international networks now offer to cancer patients. "