UCCC Day 2025

The day began with Professor Ingrid Glimelius, Centre Manager of Uppsala Comprehensive Cancer Centre (UCCC), announcing that UCCC has now been officially accredited. 

The programme included presentations on patient perspectives, cancer rehabilitation, digitalisation, research infrastructure, and clinical studies. Among the speakers were: 

• Olle Bergdahl, Chief Digital Officer, who spoke about the digitalisation of cancer care
• Björn Arvidsson, Director of Research and Innovation, Region Uppsala, who addressed “Harnessing the power of research and innovation”
• Kim Höglund, Chair of the Patient and Family Advisory Council, who shared insights and achievements
• Tobias Sjöblom, Head of Department at IGP, who spoke on early cancer discovery – how to detect cancer before symptoms arise
• Leila Boukharta, Project Manager at the Clinical Research and Development Unit (KFUE), who discussed barriers to inclusion in clinical trials
• Peter Cashin, Senior Consultant in Colorectal Surgery, and Olivia Sand, Physiotherapist, who presented on HIPEC – how it’s done, how it works, and how patients feel afterwards

The day was characterised by active dialogue between the audience and speakers – questions were asked and answered, creating a valuable exchange of knowledge and perspectives.

Ingrid Glimelius, Centre Manager of UCCC, shared her main takeaway from the day: 
"Everyone contributes and works so hard to ensure we can care for our cancer patients and drive development and research forward in the best possible way. It was a fun, interesting and enriching day with many excellent presentations, posters and active participation. I am proud to represent UCCC."

During lunch, posters from researchers and research infrastructures were displayed, and the day concluded with an award ceremony for the best poster. 

UCCC Day highlighted the power of collaboration between research, care and patient perspectives – with the shared goal of improving cancer care for the future.