Toronto, Canada | July 8-11, 2009

Scope and Topics

Following the success of the inaugural congress of the IAOO in Amsterdam in 2007, the officers of the IAOO are pleased to announce a second congress in the series to take place in Toronto Canada, July 8-11, 2009.

As with the first event in the series, the scientific program will include keynote addresses, panel discussions, debates, instructional courses, oral papers and posters. The program will be supported by a commercial exhibition, delegate receptions and a gala dinner. A half day workshop ‘Supportive Care: Prevention and Management of Complication of Cancer Therapy’ will follow the close of the congress on the afternoon of Saturday July 11, 2009.

The program will be arranged within the following sessions:

Technology and Innovation
Keynote presenter: David Jaffray, Canada
Epidemiology and Prevention
Keynote presenter: Poul Erik Petersen, Switzerland
Basic Science
Keynote presenter: Maura Gillison, USA
Molecular Targeted Therapy
Keynote presenter: Merrill Kies, USA
Surgery
Keynote presenter: Richard Reznick, Canada
Radiation Oncology
Keynote presenter: Jens Overgaard, Denmark
Reconstructive Surgery
Keynote presenter: James S. Brown, UK

Topics will include:

Epidemiology and Health Economics
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Diagnosis, Staging and Prognosis
Pathology
Surgery
Radiotherapy and Combined Treatments
Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Alternative and Future treatments
Reconstruction
Dental Rehabilitation and Quality of Life
Recurrences, Metastasis, Nursing and Terminal Care

Call for Papers

Abstracts are currently invited for oral and poster presentations on the above topics. Authors should submit abstracts via the online submission form by December 14, 2008.

Awards

Awards will be presented to the authors of the best clinical and best science based papers.

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Location - Toronto

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