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Final Statement:
The First Gulf Conference on Breast Cancer was held in Doha, Qatar,
during the period extending from 5 to 7 October, 2003 under the
patronage of her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser Al Masnad, the
wife of his Excellency the Prince of Qatar and the President of
the Higher Council for Family Affairs in the State of Qatar. The
conference was organized by the Qatar National Cancer Society in
cooperation with the Gulf Cancer Union.
Participants from Qatar, Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the
Sultanate of Oman, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates as well as
delegations from Canada, UK, Spain, Italy and other Arab countries
and representatives of the International Cancer Union, in addition
to some prominent figures and a number of concerned attended this
conference.
The agenda of the conference included a number of scientific sessions
and lectures on breast cancer and early detection, in addition to
other relevant issues. On the margin of the conference, workshops
have been organized on self-examination by women for the detection
of breast cancer. These workshops also tackled specialized topics
in this field especially since they were open and attended by a
number of specialized individuals and those concerned with the problem
of breast cancer.
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