The biggest hospital group Medical Park from Turkey organized today a series of lectures on pediatric oncology, hematology and radiotherapy in the University Clinical Center Tuzla. Lectures were given by the distinguished lecturers from Turkey Ass. Prof. Berrin Pelivan, specialist in oncology and radiotherapy and Ass. Prof. Ceyhun Bozkurt, specialist in pediatric hematology and oncology. This medical event is organized with the aim of raising awareness about childhood cancer and treatment options, as well as pediatric radiotherapy planning and delivery.
Ass. Prof. Pehlivan delivered an inspirational lecture about Medical Park Hospitals Group from Turkey and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic modalities that are being performed in their health care facilities. He also presented statistic data and successful results in treating cancer in children who are hospitalized in Medical Park Hospitals Group.
Ass. Prof. Ceyhun Bozkurt gave a presentation about radiotherapy as one of the three main modalities of treatment in managing malignancies in children. According to her, pediatric radiation oncology specialists in Medical Park Hospitals Group are using sophisticated imaging techniques to define target volumes. Dr. Bozkurt said that the tendency of application of radiotherapy in the treatment of malignancies is growing for precision and conformality of radiation dose delivery, and the ability to limit the exposure of normal tissue to radiation.
After the lectures, patients had the opportunity to get free of charge consultations at Medical Park agency in Tuzla.
