The University of Parma and the Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro i Tumori - LILT Parma (Italian League for the Fight against Tumours) have signed an agreement for the implementation of the "Let's do prevention" project for students and staff of the University.
The initiative was launched by Committee for Equal Opportunities, the Enhancement of Workers' Welfare and Against Discrimination (CUG) and is part of Unipr4Life, the major wellness promotion project dedicated to the entire university community.
The project consists of three modules:
- Beat the clock
- Well-being starts with us
- Getting to know ourselves
Beat the clock
Addressed to University staff, to whom it offers oncological prevention visits promoted by LILT Parma relating to the early diagnosis of cancers of:
- oral cavity
- ear-nose-throat
- prostate
- breast (particularly indicated for women up to the age of 45)
- skin (melanoma prevention - important: this is not a mole mapping visit).
The visits are open to teaching staff, research staff, contract teaching staff, technical administrative staff and technologist staff.
Information for the 2026 visits will be available soon.
Wellbeing starts with us
Online and face-to-face information sessions for staff and students
The topics covered will be primary prevention. Here are some golden rules: eat healthy, don't smoke, take regular exercise, don't drink too much alcohol, get adequate sun exposure, etc.
Sessions:
Wednesday 19 March 2025, 2 p.m. - Aula Filosofi, Headquarters - Oncological prevention: this unknown
Dr. Francesco Leonardi, Oncologist, Vice President of the Provincial Association LILT Parma APS - ETS
Wednesday 28 May 2025, 11 a.m. - Congress Hall of the Aulae delle Scienze Complex (Science and Technology Campus), LILT Melanoma Project and University of Parma: from prevention to multimedia innovation
Prof. Ignazio Stanganelli, Associate Professor Dermatological Clinic and Director of the School of Specialisation in Dermatology (Department of Medicine and Surgery - University of Parma) and Director Skin Cancer Unit IRCCS IRCCST - Romagnolo Institute for the Study of Tumours ‘Dino Amadori’.
Wednesday 1 October 2025, 5.30 p.m., Aula Magna, Headquarters, Meeting on breast cancer prevention and the Parma Breast Unit as part of the LILT for Women pink ribbon campaign
Il benessere parte da noi
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Giovedì 1° ottobre 2026, ore 16:30 - Aula Magna, Sede centrale via Università, 12 - "La prevenzione del tumore al seno e il lavoro svolto dalla Breast Unit".
L’evento rientra nell’ambito di “LILT for Women – Campagna Nastro Rosa 2026” in apertura del Mese Rosa, dedicato alla prevenzione del tumore al seno e del progetto “Facciamo prevenzione”, pensato dall’Ateneo insieme a LILT Parma.
Saluti istituzionali:
- Paolo Martelli, Rettore dell'Università di Parma
- Enzo Molina, Presidente della LILT Parma
Intervengono:
- Benedetta Pellegrino, Responsabile della Breast Unit Interaziendale di Parma
- Nicoletta Piazza, Responsabile del Programma di Screening Mammografico, dell’Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Parma
- Daniela Boggiani, Responsabile Hub di Genetica Oncologica della Breast Unit Interaziendale di Parma
- Maria Montesano, Case Manager della Breast Unit Interaziendale di Parma
