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A ssociation of R adiotherapy and O ncology of the M editerranean ar E a AROME. www.aromecancer.org. A non profit Association. Officially created in July 15th, 2006. National boards organisation. Da. Jovanovic Du. Jovanovic L. Popovic T. Roganovic.
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Association of Radiotherapy and Oncology of the Mediterranean arEa AROME www.aromecancer.org
A non profit Association Officially created in July 15th, 2006
National boards organisation Da. Jovanovic Du. Jovanovic L. Popovic T. Roganovic J-P. AlfonsiC. Bourgier L. Cals M-P. Chauvet S. Giard JL. Lefbevre JP. Lotz J-P. Mansour F. Penault-Llorca M. SpielmannS. Versini C. Gridelli M. Krengli A. Di LeoP. MutoMC. Valli Ph. Brunner C. Ferrari M. Hery W. Lescaut C. Mainguene I. Moteiro Grillo O. Arsovski S. Smickovsk Nino Vasev N. Cicmil-Saric M. Filipovic V. Todorovic A. Carrato A. Ramos H. Marsiglia S. Villa Freixa D. KoroveshiA. Sallaku D. BafaloukosV. Barbounis M. Koukourakis P. Pantelakos C. Sotiriou P. Tsoutsou N. Bese N. Mandel M. Ozsahin S. Turkan M. Afiane A. Bensalem K. Boualga K. Bouzid F. ChaouchA. Djemaa M. Hamdicherif N. Bouaouina H. Boussen J. Daoud M. Frikha K. Rahal A. Al HalabiH. Al Sabee A. Bachour M. BachouchiA. BeniderH. Errihani F. Habib R. Samlali F. Geara M. Ghosn N. El Saghir G. Nsouli M. Montisire A. BerrebiS. BillanY. CohenD. Hershko M. Lutsyk I. MellerH. NasrallahR. Pfefer T. Safra Y. BasharK. Thabet H. Abdel-Azim A. Taghian T. El Nahas National representative boards for each country (medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, surgeon, pathologist, radiologist…)
Aims, history and projects • Aims • to overcome the borders • to promote exchanges between north and south • to reduce the difference in oncology • Educational programs in Oncology • Cancer care • Cancer prevention • Cancer research • On site training
History AROME’s Platform in Naples Naples
Naples, April 27-29, 2007 Relevant questions Pattern of epidemiology of cancer around the MA? Who are the specialists (in cancer epidemiology and cancer care)? What are the inventories, structures of care, training and research activities? What is the real situation in terms of inequalities between the two borders? Are the inequalities due to epidemiology? Relevant parameters that contribute to inequalities? - Means and resources - Education - Prevention, screening - Local system of health
Epidemiology data = “Naples” working parties for most Common malignancies … Breast cancer GIT cancer Lung cancer Cancer of the head and neck Urologic malignancies Naples, April 27-29, 2007 Working parties
Istanbul, November 2007 Recommendations for multidisciplinary cancer management History
History AROME’s Platform for research in the MA Nov 28-30th, 2008
AROME’s Platform for research in the MA • Discussion • - Are we ready to produce research ? • - Development of a database for our patients is essential ? • - Can we do phase II/III trials ? • Do we have the tools to evaluate treatment response ? • Funding from the industry seems to be the only realistic way to go • however, according to industry, we might not be qualified yet Realistic to start by simple retrospective and prospective analysis for particular MA disease: Breast: Young women < 35, men, IBC Nasopharynx PUBMED: publications specific topics of the Med Area
AROME Educational Activities • Workshops (n > 80) • Educational Conferences: - Neuro oncology course - Post SABCS Maghreb - Radiobiology & Biology course (Istanbul) • Delineation training in RT (n = 8) • Onsite training session (n = 7) • Onsite visits : Paradise Program (Albania) Pain trAining pRogram in cAncer DIsease around the mare noStrum cEnters • Grant for Juniors –AROME Junior Network - 2008-2009 (Sfax-Montpellier): 8KE - 2009-2010 IAEA program - 2012-2013 Sfax/Sousse Blida (IAEA) Technician/Physicist: Oran; Tunis; Casablanca
AROME Ex-Board 2011-2013 J. Gligorov (President) M. Ozsahin (Vice-President) H. Boussen (Vice-President) Y. Belkacemi (H. President) A. Kuten (Administrator) F. Lokiec (Treasurer) S. Turkan (Vice- Treasurer) Paula Tsoutsou (Vice-Secretary) K. Kerrou (Vice-Secretary) N. Bese and V. Todorovic (Presidents of the Scientific Committee) Webmaster M. Lutsyk/D. Tesanovic www.aromecancer.org