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Rita Canario

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Rita Canario

i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde Universidade do Porto
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto / Porto.Comprehensive Cancer Centre Raquel Seruca (Porto.CCCC)
Faculty of Medicine – University of Coimbra

Portugal

Rita Canário is a clinician-scientist based in Portugal. She completed her specialist training in Medical Oncology at the Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra in 2016. Rita received her medical degree from NOVA Medical School (Lisbon, Portugal, 2008) and holds an MSc in Palliative Care from King's College London (United Kingdom, 2015).  Her research and clinical practice focus on gynecological and breast cancer, hereditary cancer syndromes, ethics and palliative care. She is committed to a more humanistic and patient-centered approach to healthcare through the integration of scientific disciplines with the arts and medical humanities.

Last update: April 2025

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