Cancer is an increasing problem in the MENA (Middle East & North Africa) Region and ranks as the fourth leading cause of death. It is a major public health problem that affects every country in the MENA region regardless of economic and social situation. Although the incidence of cancer in the Region is still well below that in western countries, it is expected to experience the highest increase among all WHO Regions in the next 20 years.
The MENA Oncology Conference will focus mainly on the Breast Cancer as it is the most common type of cancer in the region. This conference will include, among other things, new information, consolidated knowledge, and conversations on controversial issues regarding the prevention and risk of breast cancer, imaging and screening, new approaches in targeted therapies, and more. MENA Oncology Conference will be a great opportunity for governmental and non-governmental cancer control officials, physicians, researchers and health professionals, and also for patients, advocates, volunteers and others interested in cancer control, from all over the world, to get together and exchange views on how to deal with cancer.
Advisory Panel:
- Dr. Anthony B. Miller, Associate Director, Research
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada - Dr. David Kerr , Chief Research Adviser
Sidra Medical and Research Center, Qatar - Dr. Suad Bint Mohamed Bin Amer, Founder and Co-Chairman
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Head of Breast Cancer Research Unit, Zahra Breast Cancer Association, KSA - Dr. Raul Ribeiro, Director, International Outreach Program and Leukemia / Lymphoma Division
St Jude Children Research Hospital, USA - Dr. Carlo V. Catapano, Director, Experimental Oncology
Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Switzerland - Dr. Aida Hussein, Coordinator of the Breast Cancer Control Programme
Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan - Dr. Salwa Boulos, Breast Radiologist
Galla Hospital, Egypt - Dr. Ahmad Al Khateib, Director of Training
King Hussein Cancer Center, Jordan - Dr. Hussein Khaled, Associate Secretary General and President of South & East Mediterranean College of Oncology
Arab Medical Association against Cancer, Egypt - Dr. Ashraf Selim, Head Of Women's Imaging Unit, Consultant of Egyptian National Breast Screening Program & Egyptian Society of Women's Imaging & Health Care(ESWIH), President
Cairo University, Egypt
Key Speakers:
- Dr. Mohamed Shaalan, Director
Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt, Egypt - Dr. Sidi Mohamed Taher Alaoui, President of scientific Committee
Lalla Salma Association, Morocco - Dr. Münir Kinay, Head of department of radiation Oncology
DOKUZ EYLÜL UNIVERSITY, Turkey - Professor Nada Alwan, Executive Director
Pioneering National Breast Cancer Research & Early Detection Program, Iraq - Dr. Mohsen Samy Barsoum, Professor of Clinical Oncology
Cairo university, Egypt
Key topics:
- Regional Perspective on Breast Cancer
- The Challenges facing national cancer control plans
- Early detection and Screening of Breast cancer
- Controversies in Breast cancer: Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Update and change in the treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Evolving Issues in Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Prevention and Risk of Breast Cancer
- Imaging and Screening of Breast Cancer
- New Approaches in Targeted Therapy for Breast Cancer
- Breast Reconstruction
- Cancer Stem Cells and Breast Cancer Metastasis
- Management of Metastatic disease
Who should attend:
Department heads and decision makers including Breast Oncologists, Surgical Oncologist, Radiologists, Pathologists, Hematologists, and General Practitioners.
Managerial heads like CEOs, Managing Directors, Genreal Managers, and Directors from Hospitals, Clinics and Medical Institutions, and Oncology Associations and Institutions Worldwide.
Government and Non-Governmental Cancer control officials.
Others: Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Researchers, and other healthcare professionals interested in the treatment of Breast Cancer.
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Sponsors:
Bronze Sponsor / Breast Imaging Solution Provider:
Hologic. Preserving the Gifts of Wellness and Life.
At Hologic our focus is womens' health. Our mission is to Provide Leading Edge Technologies Targeting Womens' Health with an Emphasis on the Early Detection of Diseases – Ultimately Saving Lives.
Our passion can be seen in our innovative diagnostic imaging systems for the early detection of breast cancer and osteoporosis assessment, in addition to our innovative and effective technologies in early detection of cancer cervix and treatment of menorrhagia. We strive to continually push the boundaries of imaging to provide you with superior image quality and diagnostic accuracy. Every year, Hologic spends tens of millions of dollars in research and development to advance the field of womens' healthcare. As our clinical areas expand, we are taking on a broader range of health issues, yet our goal remains the same: to deliver innovative technologies that result in better outcomes for women. Working together we cannot fail.
Strategic Partner:
GCC Health Ministers Council
In order to affirm the strong relations and numerous links among the Arabian Gulf States and in order to unify their efforts in the health field, consolidate their cooperation and strengthen their brotherly relations – and take unified decisions by the Health Ministers of these countries in all matters. The Health Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council States have agreed, in their first meeting held in Riyadh on Safar 1396 H. Corresponding to February 1976 G., upon the following: “The necessity of holding regular meetings among them to discuss the health issues of concern to their states with a view to upgrade the health services rendered to the citizens in view of the national, regional and international experiences. Therefore, “The Health Ministers’ Council of the Arab Countries in the Gulf” which was later on called “the Health Ministers’ Council for the Gulf Cooperation Council States” (HMC/GCC) was established.
Supporting Associations:
Middle East Cancer Consortium
The Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) was established through an official agreement of the Ministries of Health of Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority. The agreement was signed in Geneva in May 1996. Turkey officially joined the Consortium in June 2004. The objective of the MECC is to reduce the incidence and impact of cancer in the Middle East through the solicitation and support of collaborative research. Since its inception, MECC’s major activities have been the Cancer Registry Project (CRP), the Small Grants Programme, and the Palliative Care Project (PCP).
Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt
The Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt (BCFE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting breast cancer in Egypt. BCFE is registered under the Ministry of Social Solidarity. The organization’s ultimate objective is life without breast cancer. BCFE started its work with the community in 2004 by targeting women from all social and economic strata. Individually, they represent health care professionals, breast cancer survivors, and local advocates. Collectively, they are a driving force to bring breast cancer awareness, education, and screening to Egyptian women. BCFE’s services include breast cancer awareness, early detection and patient programs as well as support groups.
Supporting Partner:
WAFI clinic is the first radiology clinical practice in El Manial Roda Island - Cairo region to offer digital mammography, after the first machine installed in Dokki - Giza region. We offers comprehensive women’s imaging, including mammography, ultrasound, Abdominal & Pelvic ultrasound, Trans vaginal, 3D & 4D US and other interventional techniques.
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