The Spanish Association Against Cancer today, on World Cancer Research Day, advocated for the crucial importance of scientific research as a means to combat this disease. It is estimated that one in two men and one in three women will develop cancer during their lifetime, and over 350,000 new cases are expected to be diagnosed in Spain by 2050.
Currently, 792 cancer research projects are underway in Spain. Of these, nine are concentrated in Alicante, with an investment exceeding 1.5 million euros.
Researchers such as Khalil Kass Yousef, from the Institute of Neurosciences, are working on liver cancer, aiming to prevent it from using neurons for its movement throughout the body, thereby confining it to the affected organ.
Other research lines, such as the one led by Ángela Nieto, a researcher and member of CSIF, are beginning to yield promising results. Nieto states that therapeutic targets are being identified that could make treatments more durable and effective, which, she asserts, "will increase survival and bring us much closer to defeating the disease".
These messages are particularly relevant on World Cancer Research Day, confirming that research is the only path to eradicating the disease.
