Presentation of the Centre
IPO-Porto - opened in April 1974 - is the largest cancer care institution in Portugal and is the top line reference unit in oncology care in the North of Portugal, to where all the most complex cases are transferred to.
Its strategic plan develops through three fundamental axes: centeredness of care in the patient, high standards of quality and safety, and integration of innovation in care.
At IPO-Porto multidisciplinarity and multiprofissionality have been assumed as primary pattern of the organization, and that’s why today we are externally evaluated as an organisation that fulfills the most demanding criteria of oncologic disease management.
Excellence in Research
1 Expanding clinical trials unit;
1 Awarded Research Center;
3 State-of-the-art Laboratories genetics and pathology.
Core Facilities
Excellence in Treatment
Most advanced medical equipments and tools required for cancer surgical operations and therapies.
Equipment:
8 State-of-the-art linear accelerator for Radio oncology/Radiosurgery; 3 Braquitherapy units; 70 seats Chemotherapy center.
Patient-centered Clinics
11 comprehensive clinics for treating all cancer types.
Education
The main goal of the Department of Education (EPOP) is to promote continuous education in Oncology, providing state of the art transfer of knowledge to all professionals of IPO-Porto, as well as affiliated institutions and students or professionals from partner academic or health institutions.