CONFERENCEThe conference was organized by colleagues from the Belarusian Oncology Center in cooperation with experts from the United States National Cancer Institute's Global Health Center to develop cancer screening in countries where so far they have not succeeded with successful solutions, namely, in the former Soviet countries. Latvia was represented at the event by director of KPMI Mārcis Leja (colorectal and stomach cancer), specialist of Riga East University Hospital Māra Epermane (breast cancer screening), and Juris Plonis from the P.Stradin Clinical University Hospital (prostate cancer). As a result of the meeting, the cooperation and plans launched in the framework of the CanCon project (EU Joint Action Against Cancer) will continue. CanCon project completed last year.
More information about the Conference HERE.