Akbaraly Foundation present at Aortic 2011 conference

AKBARALY FOUNDATION will be present at AORTIC (African Organization for Research and Training In Cancer) international conference, to be held in Cairo from November 28th to December 2nd.

Cinzia AKBARALY, Founder and President of the AKBARALY FOUNDATION, will have the honor to address the audience, during the Welcome Reception of AORTIC 2011, to be held on Tuesday November 29th  to present AKBARALY FOUNDATION’s 4AWOMAN project to the prestigious panel of cancer specialists and dignitaries from senior policy-makers to prominent experts, physicians, nurses, social workers, researchers and NGO representatives from within Africa and globally.

Under the theme “ Entering the 21st Century for Cancer Control in Africa ”, topics covered in the Aortic 2011 conference will be around cutting edge cancer management, basic science andclinical research of cancers relevant to Africa. This includes the following -  Infection related cancers,   Cancer & HIV,  Preventable cancers, Cancer Control Programs, Pathology, Cancer Biology, Palliative Care, Oncology Nursing, Cancer Registries, Tobacco and Cancer, Radiation and chemotherapy in low resource settings, Good clinical practicetraining, Ethics in Cancer Research, Capacity Building, Research Methodology and updates on site specific cancers.

The conference will consist of a combination of keynote lectures, plenaries, free communications of researchperformed in Africa and internationally and in-depth workshops to encouragefurther collaboration.

Speakers will be drawn from across the globe representing high quality expertise in the field of oncology.

An Exhibition will run concurrently with the 8th AORTIC Conference, to which AKBARALY FOUNDATION will actively participate.

This constitutes an additional opportunity to showcase its 4AWOMAN project to Global and African Research and Training in Cancer community.