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AORTIC 2009: Cancer in Africa - the new reality, is AORTIC’s seventh international cancer conference and follows on the success of AORTIC 2007 in Cape Town and AORTIC 2005 in Dakar. the conference will focus on all aspects of cancer care and management from prevention and diagnoses to treatment and palliation. It will be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 11-14 November, 2009.

AORTIC is committed to making cancer control a priority on the health care agendas of all African countries and one of the organisation’s most effective tools is its biennial international conference. The scientific programme will promote and facilitate an international exchange of research and practical information among practitioners working in cancer care, in Africa and around the world.

The target audience for AORTIC’s seventh international cancer conference is anyone interested in the burden of cancer in Africa. At AORTIC’s last conference in 2007, delegates included over 400 physicians, nurses, social workers, researchers, and representatives from various NGOs and international companies serving the cancer sector.

The conference seeks to attract a significant African contingent from among nurses, social workers, clinicians, researchers and volunteers who would benefit from this conference but might be unable to attend due to financial constraints. To assist in overcoming financial obstacles, AORTIC is seeking funding from sponsors for a bursary process that will offer partial or full funding for some delegates.

Programme Highlights:

• "Meet the Experts" breakfast sessions;
• Interactive workshops;
• National Cancer Control Programmes (NCCPs);
• Paediatric oncology and oncology nursing;
• Cancer and HIV in Africa;
• Nutrition and cancer;
• Cancer of the cervix in Africa, Breast cancer in Africa, Tobacco-related cancers, Colorectal cancer in Africa;
• Urological malignancies;
• Working with alternative health care systems;
• Psycho-social aspects of cancer;
• How to write a grant.

For a full list of highlights, please go to: http://www.aortic2009.org/aortic_conf.php