INCTR in Turkey

Pictured at the INCTR stand at a meeting in Turkey are (from left): Mukaddes Gümütekin, MD, Pharmacologist, Oktay Tarhan, MD, Fellow in Medical Oncology, lhan Öztop, MD, Assistant Prof. in Medical Oncology, Kamer Uysal, MD, Associate Prof. in Pediatric Oncology, Riza Çetingöz, MD, Associate Prof. in Radiation Oncology, and Nur Olgun, MD, Prof. in Pediatric Oncology, Head of the Institute of Oncology in Dokuz Eylül University.

I am pleased to inform you that we had the INCTR stand during the September meeting and the participants showed great interest. Nearly 100-150 participants had been expected, however the number reached 230 on the second day. Most of them were medical oncologists, hematologists and oncologic surgeons. Several pharmaceutical company stands as well as an EORTC stand were erected during the meeting. Participants demonstrated a real interest in the INCTR stand, and most of them were hearing about the INCTR for the first time. I tried to give information about the structure, mission and projects of the organization. During the sessions, when I was not at the stand, one of our interns (a medical student) looked after the stand and referred visitors to me. Prof Ama Rohatiner also made herself available to answer some of the questions. Most of the visitors were happy to take the published material available at the stand, but only a few left their names and addresses. At the middle of day two, we had distributed all but two of 54 folders.

Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity which was exciting and rewarding. Now, more physicians and nurses working on the field of cancer in Turkey know about this unique and dedicated organization and we hope this event may serve as another beginning for further collaborations.

—Kamer Uysal, MD
Dokuz Eylül University
Inst. Oncology, Dept. Ped. ONone

Prof Ama Rohatiner (center) displays the award given for her lecture at a meeting organized by the Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Oncology, Izmir, Turkey, in September. With her are Riza çetingÖz, a Radiation Oncologist in Turkey, and Jean-Marie Andrieu, a Hematologist from Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris.