The four-day international oncology conference that concludes today (Thursday, February 22, 2007), in Al Ain, has addressed a wide spectrum of oncology-related topics including latest advancements in treatment. His Excellency, Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, who formally opened the conference highlighted issues related to cancer prevention, early diagnosis and optimal cure including the need to take into consideration issues relevant to quality of life when treatment decisions are being made. The conference is being hosted by Tawam Hospital in affiliation with Johns Hopkins and the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University.
During the conference, the evidence base for treatment options in patients with advanced malignancy was presented by distinguished international faculty; Prof. R. Arceci, Prof. M. Choti, Prof. E. Van Cutsem and Prof. D. Ettinger. The importance of various combinations of drugs used in the treatment of cancer was discussed, as also was the rule of neo (novel) therapies recently developed to be used alone or in combination to treat advanced cancers. Prof. Arceci dealt with cancer of the blood (Leukaemia), Prof. Choti addressed the use of neoadjuvant therapy for liver tumor prior to surgery, Prof. Cutsem referred to colon cancer and Prof. Ettigner highlighted the role of chemotherapy and radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. Continue to the full story from Source.
During the conference, the evidence base for treatment options in patients with advanced malignancy was presented by distinguished international faculty; Prof. R. Arceci, Prof. M. Choti, Prof. E. Van Cutsem and Prof. D. Ettinger. The importance of various combinations of drugs used in the treatment of cancer was discussed, as also was the rule of neo (novel) therapies recently developed to be used alone or in combination to treat advanced cancers. Prof. Arceci dealt with cancer of the blood (Leukaemia), Prof. Choti addressed the use of neoadjuvant therapy for liver tumor prior to surgery, Prof. Cutsem referred to colon cancer and Prof. Ettigner highlighted the role of chemotherapy and radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. Continue to the full story from Source.
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