Multifaceted Aspects of Gastrointestinal and Breast Cancers

MULTIFACETED ASPECTS OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND BREAST CANCERS

Symposium

Organized by

Mediterranean Task Force for Cancer Control (MTCC)
CINBO - Mediterranean School of Oncology

and

LIV Hospital, Istanbul

November 2, 2013 – 08.30-18.00

09.00 .09.30 Welcome and Introduction to the symposium
Oktar Aşoğlu, Turkey - Stefano Iacobelli, Italy - Zeyad Sharaiha, Jordan - Nurdan Tözün, Turkey

I. Prevention, screening, surveillance: Is our destiny in our hands?

Chairs: Zeyad Sharaiha, Jordan - Nurdan Tözün, Turkey

09.30-09.45"Cultural aspects and benefits of Mediterranean Diet"
Constantine Arvanitakis,Greece

09.45-10.00“Nutrition, inflammation and colonic cancerogenesis: a pathway for primary prevention”
Alfredo Saggioro, Italy

10.00-10.15 "Family Doctor: the frontline in cancer prevention, screening and early diagnosis”
Pier Giorgio Natali, Italy

10.15-10.30 “Epidemiology of Colorectal cancer in Arab countries and Middle East” Abdel-Naser Elzouki,Libya

10.30-10.45 Discussion

10.45-11.15 Coffee break

II Screening and Early Detection: “Man can only see what he knows”*

Chairs:Besim Slamniku ,Kosovo - Murat Gültekin, Turkey

11.15-11.30 "Early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC): progress in the identification of biomarkers of colorectal cancer"
Suzana Manxhuka-Kerliu, Kosovo
11.30-11-45 "Colorectal cancer Screening, not only early cure, also prevention”
Massimo Crespi, Italy

11.45-12.00“CT colonoscopy in screening colorectal cancer and polyp”
Barış Bakır, Turkey

12.00-12.15 "Critical issues in the Italian national breast cancer screening program"
Marco Zappa, Italy

12.15-12.30 Discussion

III Predicting the future: old tricks, novel techniques in cancer treatment

Chairs:Vladimir Dimov, Macedonia –Metin Ertem, Turkey
12.30-12.45 "New therapeutic approaches in breast and colorectal cancer"
Stefano Iacobelli, Italy

12.45-13.00 "Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of tumours of the papilla Vateri"
Jean Escourrou, France

13.00-13.15 "Preventive surgery: is it an acceptable strategy for cancer prevention?"
Alberto Montori, Italy

13.15-13.30"Long-term results in patients treated for rectal cancer"
Arvin Dibra, Albania

13.30-13.45“Robotic surgery in colorectal cancer: benefits and harm”
Oktar Aşoğlu, Turkey

13.45-14.00 Discussion

14.00-15.30 LUNCH and VISIT OF THE HOSPITAL

IV .Last but not least: Multidisciplinary approach to GI Cancers:

Chairs:Gül Atalay, Turkey, Yılmaz Çakaloğlu, Turkey

15.30-15.45"Role of somatostatin analogs in GEP-NET treatment"
Roberto Baldelli, Italy

15.45-16.00“New drugs in GEP-NET treatment"
Antongiulio Faggiano, Italy

16.00-16.15“Targeted therapies in CRC“
Yesim Eralp, Turkey

16.15-16.30 "Is there any proper treatment for the early rectal cancer?"
Vladimir Dimov, Macedonia

16.30-16.45 Discussion

16.45-17.00 CLOSING REMARKS

* Wolfgang Goethe “Man sieht nur, was man Weiss”

Participants will receive a diploma by the Mediterranean School of Oncology (MSO)