ashnocongress2017.com – Head and neck cancer accounts for more than 500,000 cases annually worldwide. in the United States, head and neck cancer accounts for 3 percent of malignancies, with approximately 62,000 Americans developing head and neck cancer annually and 13,000 dying from the disease. In Europe, there were approximately 250,000 cases (estimated 4 percent of the cancer incidence) and 63,500 deaths in 2012. Worldwide, an estimated 644,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, with two-thirds of these occurring in developing countries.
Asian Society of Head and Neck Oncology (ASHNO) is a multi-disciplinary society for head and neck oncology, which initiated in July 21st 2008 in San Francisco. By the recent advanced in medical sciences and technologies, now multi-disciplinary approaches are required to enable the personalized therapy for the individual patients with head and neck cancers. As well known, head and neck cancers in Asian countries show different biological behaviors and characters from western countries in various aspects. Thus, it is really important idea that all the countries in the Asian region get gather and share our experiences and knowledge, in order to boost up our clinical practice to the next level to promote clinical and basic researches and to raise the next generation.
Scientific meeting has been held every 2 year. First congress was held in Taipei (2009), 2nd in India (2011), 3rd in Cebu (2013), and 4th in Kobe (2015). The 5thcongress will be held in March 23rd to 25th, 2017 in Bali Indonesia. Bali is one of more than 17.000 islands in the Indonesian archipelago, an Indonesian paradise that feels like a fantasy. Soak up the sun on a stretch of fine white sand, or commune with the tropical creatures, blends spectacular mountain scenery and beautiful beaches with warm and friendly people. For that reason we would like to invite you all to exploring the magical and mystical Bali as a place for held 5th Congress of Asian Society of Head and Neck Oncology conjunction with 5th Congress of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Oncology and with 2nd Congress of Indonesian Head and Neck Oncologist Society.
The diversity of Bali inspiring the Organizing Committee to pick the theme of this conference “The Arts of Head and Neck Cancer Management“. Beside management of Head and Neck Cancer are multidiscipline, personalize, multimodality, how to treat patients need special task and knowledge, skill special thought from physic, psychic, empathy and special art.
Along with the activities of ASHNO, there will be held; Poster presentation, under 40 Symposium, and accepted paper for residents and specialist from department which involved in management of Oncology Head and Neck Surgery will be present, judging honor for first, second, and third prices. Our hope for this activity can benefit the participants to further increase the knowledge, skills, competence in the management of head and neck cancer, advantage for the patient, hospital and health status increment.
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