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Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO)
Catalonia's public cancer institute, created in 1995, running cancer centres in L'Hospitalet, Badalona and Girona and accredited by OECI as a Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
Also called: Institut Català d'OncologiaICO L'HospitaletICO BadalonaICO Girona
Overview
The Institut Català d'Oncologia was created by the Government of Catalonia in 1995 as a public monographic cancer institute. It operates cancer centres on the campuses of the Bellvitge (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat), Germans Trias i Pujol (Badalona) and Josep Trueta (Girona) hospitals, delivering medical oncology, radiation oncology, haematology and cancer prevention for a large share of the Catalan population. Its research is carried out with IDIBELL, IGTP and IDIBGI, with recognised programmes in HPV and cancer epidemiology, hereditary cancer, haematological malignancies and radiotherapy. The ICO is accredited by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes as a Comprehensive Cancer Centre and coordinates Catalonia's cancer plan.
Location
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, ES
Type
cancer center
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#397 · 14 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 14 from 7 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-15.
Matched to Institut Català d'Oncologia, including child institutions. 988 works · 14,310 citations · 71% open access · 16% clinical trials · 1% reviews.
Oncology works per year
2222022
2252023
2032024
2102025
1282026
Most works
- Anna Sureda91 works
- Alberto Mussetti40 works
- Ernest Nadal36 works
- Enric Carcereny33 works
- Aleix Prat27 works
- Vı́ctor Moreno26 works
- Agostina Stradella25 works
- Sònia Pernas24 works
- Margarita Majem24 works
- Manuel Cobo23 works
Most cited
- Cancer epidemiology and HPV research
- Hereditary cancer
- Haematology
- Radiation oncology
Helena Isàbal Roca
Representative of Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) to the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes
Cancer centre representation (OECI)
Helena Isàbal Roca represents Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) in the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes, which lists the centre among its members in Spain.
Ramon Salazar i Soler
Director General, Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO)
OncologyCancer centre managementPublic health system
Director general who leads the Institut Català d'Oncologia, the Catalan public cancer institute that runs comprehensive cancer services across several hospital sites.
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