The start of the first symposium on oncology at King Saud University d. Al-Saif: Thyroid cancer is the second common tumor among women, and the incidence rate reaches about 10% of cancer cases. Number of participants in the symposium A number of participants in the seminar Riyadh - Abdul Rahman Al-Mansour launched at King Saud University represented by King Khalid University Hospital yesterday morning, Saturday, the first symposium on tumors Thyroid gland, in the main hall of the College of Medicine in the first floor, and the activities of this symposium will be attended by King Abdulaziz City in the National Guard, and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, as well as some very difficult disease cases that need to hear multiple opinions from all disciplines.
Dr. Musallam Al-Saadi, Vice Dean of the College of Medicine for Academic Affairs, said in a speech he gave during the opening of the symposium that very important topics were chosen to be the focus of discussion and praised the distinguished attendance that it enjoys and wished that the workshops and scientific discussions would come out for benefit and benefit in advance thanking everyone who contributed to the preparation and organization For this seminar.
Dr. Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Saif, a professor at the College of Medicine and a consultant in breast and endocrine surgery, stated that the symposium is one of the distinguished symposiums attended, as all specialists and those concerned with the topic of thyroid tumors from various surgical and internal specialties, as well as radiologists, were invited. Al-Jami said that the organizing committee was keen during arranging to hold it to diversify the participants, as well as the scientific program was chosen carefully so that we try to approach everything related to the topic of thyroid tumors, especially as they are widely seen diseases. Dr. Al-Saif praised the efforts made in university hospitals at King Saud University in this specialization specifically, as it became This disease is in urgent need of a specialized center through which we can provide services, and Dr. Al-Saif added that thyroid cancer is the second most common tumor in women after breast cancer, and infection rates reach about 10 percent of cancer cases, and he added that according to the National Registry of Oncology in the Kingdom, which is A registry that counts and records all cases of tumors in the Kingdom, thyroid cancer affects about six people from Between every 100,000 and ages ranges between 25 and 40, this is for women. As for men, when it strikes a man it is more virulent and affects a man for every four women, and it affects men between the ages of 45 to 50 years.
Dr. Al-Saif assured that thyroid cancer is one of the tumors in which the cure rate is very high if it is treated in the correct way and diagnosed early, and he said that the treatment is summarized in early diagnosis and early surgical treatment, then radioactive iodine treatment and follow-up after that.
Dr. Anwar Ali Al-Jamah, assistant professor and consultant in endocrinology and thyroid tumors, stated that the hormonal state of the thyroid gland is divided into three sections: first, hyperthyroidism, secondly, laziness of the thyroid gland, and the third is a state of balance in activity, and as for thyroid tumors, they are divided into two tumors Benign and malignant tumors. She is the subject of this symposium, where she talks about malignant tumors exclusively in the thyroid gland. It is one of the most common tumors in the region and women more than men, but the severity of the disease is more among men. He added that King Khalid University Hospital at King Saud University is considered one of the leading hospitals in many specialties, whether in research or treatment. Dr. Anwar stressed the importance of early detection. And treating the thyroid tumor, as neglecting to treat it may cause the spread of the tumor and the spread of the tumor most often it goes to the lungs and there may be some cases where the disease has spread in the brain and there are cases in the bones, and he said that these cases are usually not severe, but praise be to God there are ways Therapeutic to combat and control this disease even in its late stages.
It is noteworthy that among the speakers are His Excellency Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Naim from King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh and Dr. Saad Al-Shehri from King Abdulaziz City in the National Guard in Riyadh.
