Implementación de un sistema de calidad en la Red Nacional de Bancos de Tumores del Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas Implementation of a quality assurance programme in the spanish national tumour bank network promoted by the Spanish National Cancer Center

Tumour banks are a centrepiece in current oncological research and assistance. Their activity is defined by a series of hospital protocols that allow molecular studies of tumour samples, and networking appears to be the best environment for tumour banks to grow in. Public and private service sectors must include quality control policies, especially if they are related to technological platforms. In this sense, bio-sanitary research support or welfare services, should progressively develop quality control systems that minimize errors derived from the lack of protocol; they should minimize errors derived from the incorrect use of technology and equipments; and finally, they should find and solve weak points in terms of final quality.