the first website in Arabic to raise awareness of the disease
In conjunction with the International Awareness Day for Ovarian Cancer
The University, represented by Dr. Abdullah Hussein Basalamah for Gynecological Oncology, organized a scientific symposium and a ceremony for distributing scientific research awards in the field of gynecological oncology and its value of 50 thousand riyals and a number of activities to celebrate the International Day of Ovarian Cancer, on Wednesday and Thursday, 24-25 Rajab 1436 AH at the University Hospital And at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Jeddah.
The head of the Department of Gynecological Oncology and Chair Supervisor Dr. Khaled Hussein Seit has indicated that a committee has been formed for the award consisting of Professor James Bentley, Dr. Basem Al-Deek, Dr. Nisreen Anfanan and Dr. Ashwaq Bukhari, indicating that the award comes to achieve part of the vision of the chair from Through honoring the distinguished in the field of oncology, with the aim of serving scientific research and establishing its concept. He added that 7 doctors from inside the Kingdom received the award, four of them from Riyadh, and three from Mecca.
The award ceremony witnessed a symposium on ovarian cancer, to discuss and activate early detection and modern methods of treatment.
In the same context, and in conjunction with the International Day for Awareness of Ovarian Cancer, Professor Abdullah Ba Salama launched the official website of the symposium (www.ovariancancer.sa.com), which seeks to contribute to raising awareness of this disease, and identifying its seriousness, prevention and treatment methods, as the Kingdom is considered In the first ranks in the world where the disease is spread due to delayed detection, the site, which is the first of its kind in the Arabic language, is devoted to raising awareness of ovarian cancer, which is a positive addition to the chair and would achieve part of its goals.
The second day of the activities witnessed the organization of a symposium entitled: "Cancer Care for Gynecologists and Obstetricians", in the presence of members of the Saudi Society for Gynecological Oncology, Professor / James Bentley from Canada, and Professor / Saad Al Aswad from the United Arab Emirates, and the symposium discussed everything related to health care For cancer diseases of interest to obstetricians and gynecologists with the aim of improving health care for cancer patients in the Kingdom, this symposium was sponsored by the President of the Saudi Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor / Hassan Abdul Jabbar.
The symposium, which was approved by thirteen hours from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, concluded by presenting a number of recommendations, the most important of which are the need to evaluate and diagnose patients with uterine cancer and ovarian cysts before surgical procedures and to ensure that the treatment is local or transfer patients to doctors specializing in gynecological oncology, in addition to work To activate disease awareness programs and women to benefit from the website available in Arabic, and urged doctors to use the website (www.gtdregistry.sa.com) to record and treat cluster pregnancy cases and facilitate treatment and rapid intervention to avoid complications and the availability of chemotherapy.
The events witnessed the honoring of Professor Hassan Nusrat, Professor Hassan Jamal and Dr. Naseerin Anfanan for their efforts in spreading the culture of early detection and their contribution to the Jeddah program for early detection of cervical disease.
His Excellency Professor Khalid Seet was also honored and awarded a memorial shield for his distinguished efforts during the past fifteen years, as he has many important achievements, including that he was the first to obtain a precise specialization in gynecological oncology in the Kingdom from the Canadian College, and the founder of the Women''s Oncology Unit at the College of Medicine and Hospital The university as the first at the level of universities in the Kingdom, and he is the founder and supervisor of Professor Abdullah Hussein Basalamh for gynecological tumors in the university, and the first president of the Saudi Group for Gynecological Oncology, and he is one of the foundations of the national registry for cluster pregnancy diseases, and has many researches in the field of gynecological tumors, as previously mentioned The organization of distinguished conferences and workshops was the first of its kind in the Kingdom, and participated in many local and international conferences, and contributed effectively in the field of educating women about the importance of early detection of gynecological tumors, and educating the medical staff in the field of gynecological oncology and a member of many international tumor societies Gynecology, especially the American, World, and European Society of Gynecological Oncology, has performed over 1,000 surgeries for gynecological tumors.
