The COLOMED project includes a series of activities aimed at promoting the improvement of knowledge and treatments for colorectal cancer in the Mediterranean countries:

• Creating strategic partnerships between the centers involved.
• Broadening scientific cooperation among research grou...

Colomed 2017 Workshop

September 18th, 2017 - Auditorium "Pocchiari", Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italian National Institute of Health), Viale Regina Elena, 299 - 00161 – Rome, Italy

Colomed 2017 ...

The COLOMED project aims at coordinating institutions, clinical and research centers operating in the field of colorectal cancer in the Mediterranean area.

COLOMED is composed of a task force based in Rome at the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità), ...

“Strengthening the Mediterranean Partnership in the Field of Public Health”, the international workshop organized by Colomed, was held on September 18^th  at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

The event focused on the importance of international...

IN THE WORLD: Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer. In 2012, 1.4 million new cases have been diagnosed and it is estimated that the number of new cases per year will increase up to 2.4 million by 2035.  

IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA: Colorectal cancer incidence rate in...