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Emirates Oncology recommends encouraging doctors to specialize in palliative treatment for cancer patients

Participants in the conference discussed the necessity of establishing a working group to operate under the umbrella of the Emirates Oncology and Emirates Medical Center.

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The third annual conference of the Emirates Oncology Society, with the participation of more than 1,000 specialists and researchers in the field of oncology within the country and from 20 countries around the world, recommended encouraging doctors to study palliative treatment for cancer patients in the country.

The participants in the conference, which was organized by the association under the patronage and presence of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and in cooperation with the Emirates Medical Association, called for the establishment of a specialized working group in the country, concerned with the palliative treatment of cancer patients, as an essential axis to complete the recovery of cancer patients, and support the process of supporting the treatment of cancer patients. Post-treatment recovery, how to live with it, managing pain, emphasizing the importance of palliative treatment as one of the recommendations of the World Health Organization, and the role of this type of treatment in the ability to relieve pain and symptoms of cancer, and this specialized group will raise awareness of the specialty of palliative care, and encourage Doctors have to study this delicate and important specialty, as there is currently no working group specialized in this type of treatment in the country, which is considered one of the unavailable subtleties.

The participants discussed the necessity of establishing a working group that operates under the umbrella of the Emirates Cancer Society and the Emirates Medical Association, specialized in breast cancer, and concerned with raising awareness of early breast cancer screening, and educating doctors on ways to diagnose breast cancer in the early stages by listening to the symptoms presented by patients, as well as On promoting modern treatment methods in this field, given that breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers, globally and locally.

The President of the Emirates Oncology Society and President of the Conference, Professor Humaid bin Harmal Al Shamsi, stressed that there is an urgent need locally and regionally to double the number of researches concerned with the study of cancer, although these studies and research benefit patients and treat complex cases, and also contribute to enriching the base of Data of cancer patients, stressing the importance of establishing a working group specialized in medical cancer research and specialized cancer research in the country, according to its types, separately.

Al Shamsi explained that cancer is the third major cause of death in the UAE, with an average of 2-3 deaths per day, and 10-11 people are diagnosed with cancer in the UAE every day, with 4,300 cases diagnosed annually, and 1,200 deaths annually, while cancer care consumes a share It is a huge resource for any health system, and this cost is constantly increasing.

Professor Humaid Al Shamsi:

Cancer is the third leading cause of death in the UAE, with an average of 2-3 deaths per day.

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