Sport, Global Cooperation & Life Beyond the OR

The trip to China was far more than an academic exchange. It was understanding first-hand how one of the world's largest healthcare systems operates, sharing surgical techniques in peritoneal tumors, and building academic relationships that extend beyond any single congress or joint publication.

Collaboration with Chinese centers in peritoneal surgical oncology opens perspectives you would not find in Europe or the United States alone. The scale of clinical practice, the variability of tumor presentations, and the Chinese multidisciplinary approach are an unparalleled source of learning.

On April 19, 2026, I ran with hundreds of people through the streets of Madrid in the Carrera contra el Cáncer organized by the AECC. Not as a surgeon, but as a runner — alongside patients, families, and healthcare professionals who convert physical effort into real solidarity.

Step by step, kilometre by kilometre. When much of my life is dedicated to operating on cancer, this race reminds me that fighting it requires the strength of an entire society — not just a scalpel.