oncology

A medical gathering called by Professor Abdullah Basalama''s Chair of Gynecological Oncology at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah yesterday discussed the developments of gynecological oncology surgery at the University Hospital, in the presence of Adnan Zahid, Vice President of the University for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research.

The head of the scientific symposium, Dr. Nisreen Muhammad Omar Anfnan, explained that the symposium is the first of its kind in the Kingdom and brings together all the specialties of the Department of Surgery and Gynecological Oncology, and aims to introduce doctors to the best developments in surgical and protonal treatment in gynecological tumors and to exchange experiences between the different surgical departments, which leads To improve the therapeutic level of surgery, pointing out that the participants search for two days, 18 scientific papers on surgical intervention for gynecological tumors, starting from the basics, and up to the latest developments in surgical treatment and peritoneal treatment. For his part, the supervisor of the Basalama Chair for Gynecological Oncology, Professor Khaled Hussein Seet, explained that the scientific activity that falls within the goals of the chair seeks to harness all necessary to preserve the rights of cancer patients in general and gynecological oncology patients in particular. In a related context, the Dean of the College of Medicine, Professor Mahmoud Shaheen Al-Ahwal, expressed his happiness for establishing a gynecological oncology unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital for the health care it provides according to applied scientific foundations and is a vital achievement of the academic and training mission, which leads to the improvement of medical treatment and raising the level of performance in Specialization in diagnostic and therapeutic terms.