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Medical Oncology, History and Its Future in Iran Pubmed



Mirzania M1 ; Ghavamzadeh A2 ; Kermani IA3 ; Ashrafi F4 ; Allahyari A5 ; Rostami N6 ; Razavi SM7 ; Ramzi M8 ; Nemanipour G9
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  1. 1. Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  4. 4. Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  5. 5. Hematolo-gy-Oncology Department, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Shaheed Modarres Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  9. 9. Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine Published:2015


Abstract

Systemic therapy is one of the cornerstones of cancer treatment. In 1972, following representations by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) recognized medical oncology as a new subspecialty of internal medicine. Subspecialty of Hematology and Medical Oncology was emerged in Iran in 1983. In the past, modern medical treatments and education were started in Dar Al-fonun school and then in Tehran University; now six universities in Iran are training in Subspecialty of Hematology and Medical Oncology. There are also ten active hematopoietic stem cell transplantation centers, thirty-one provincial medical schools, as well as medical oncology and hematology care services. Future goals for Hematology and Medical Oncology in Iran include expansion and reinforcement of multidisciplinary teams across the country, early detection and prevention of cancer, providing educational program and conducting cancer researches. To achieve these goals, it is necessary to establish Cancer Hospitals in each province that link together through a network. © 2015, Academy of Medical Sciences of the I.R. Iran. All rights reserved.