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Asia Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention Regional Conference
The report of Asia Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention Regional Conference by Dr. Akram Pourshams
 
Application Code :
306-0214-0122
 
Created Date : Tuesday, December 16, 2014 09:03:35Update Date : Sunday, January 4, 2015 11:30:42IP Address :65.49.68.169
Submit Date : Tuesday, December 16, 2014 09:39:30Email : akrampourshams@gmail.com
Personal Information
Name : Akram
Surname : Pourshams
School/Research center : other
If you choose other, please name your Research center : Digestive Diseases Research Institue
Possition : Associate professor
Tel : +98-21-82415140
Information of Congress
Title of the Congress : Asia Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention Regional Conference
Title of your Abstract : Clinical features of pancreatic tumors in Iran, a single center experience
country : Viet Nam
From : Saturday, November 1, 2014
To : Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Abstract(Please copy/paste the abstract send to the congress) : Background and Aim: Pancreatic tumors (PT) are not among the top ten commonest cancers of Iran, but it is increasing. We aimed to study dietary risk factors, epidemiologic features, and survival of Iranian PT cases in the Digestive Oncology Research center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran, using a prospective case-control design.
Methods: Cases and controls were from patients who were referred to the center between Jan 2011 to Mar 2014. We recruited 307 pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PC), 44 functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) mostly insulinoma( 42) , 28 non-functional PNETs, as well as 322 controls . 
Results: Mean (SD) age of PC and PNETs cases were 64.8 ±11.4 and 53.5±9 years respectively. About 58.6% of PC and 51.8 % of PNETs cases were male. High consumption of red meat were associated with an increased risk of PC (OR= 2.36; 95% CI: 1.24-4.18).More fish and vegetable consumption were associated with lower risk of PC. The median overall survival was 6.3 months for PC and 32.4 months for PNET. Only 5% of PC cases but 87% of the insulinoma cases and 46% of non-functional PNETs cases had curative surgery. PT cases with pancreatic mass ≤ 3 cm, and surgically respectable tumor had longer survival. 
Conclusion: PT cases usually presents at an advanced stage in Iran, generally with an unsatisfactory outcome. 
Keywords of your Abstract : Iran , pancreatic neoplasm , survival.
Acceptance Letter :
The presentation : Oral
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The Congress Reporting Form
How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : 120
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : korea , japan , indonesia , Australia , laos , india
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : No
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What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : yes , it was the first report regarding pancras tumors burdern in a west Asia Country . any aspect of our finding was new .
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : Keun Young YOO
Secretary -General Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention ( APOCP)
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : it is planned to have an APCOP regional conference in Iran , but staffs from Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences are organizer , it would be nice to annoce more cooperation with APOCP , especially Researchers, public health practitioners, clinicians and related professionals with cancer should not miss this opportunity to discuss, debate and direct the key issues impacting on cancer control across the Asia-Pacific region. it would be nice to have participatins from our university to the international conference and general assembly of the comming APOCP which will be held in Australia . The 8th General Assembly and International Conference of Asian Pacific Organisation for Cancer Prevention (APOCP8) will be held 13-16 April 2016, and is hosted by Cancer Council Queensland.
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : i Find Vietnamin organizer and people very kid and fast , so they did thier job quieckly , and send me my invitation by DHL , and my visa in airport.
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : The congress motivated me to share my data more with asian countries through APOCP journal which is ISI journal.Founded in 2000, the Asian Pacific Organisation for Cancer Prevention (APOCP) is a non-political, non-profit organisation to promote cancer prevention and collaborative studies in the Asia Pacific region.

The aims of APOCP are to provide opportunities for expert researchers to exchange mutual information for cancer prevention, to promote collaborative studies on cancer epidemiology and prevention, and to facilitate the implementation of active programs for cancer prevention.

The General Assembly and Conference is APOCP’s regional biennial summit, drawing highly influential delegates together to guide the organisation’s action agenda.