DOHA: Qatar University (QU) College of Medicine (CMED) hosted Dr Khawla S Al Kuraya, King Faisal Specialist Hospital Director of King Fahad National Centre for Children’s Cancer on a tour of the college’s departments and offices.
Dr Al Kuraya also made a presentation on ‘The Molecular Classification of Saudi Colorectal Cancer’.
The visit was organised in conjunction with QU Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
College and BRC faculty and students were briefed on colorectal cancer (CRC) tumour size and stages and the role of genetic and epigenetic combinations in its pathogenesis, precursor lesions, site of disease, molecular variability and instability —- chromosomal instability, microsatellite instability, and CpG island methylator phenotype.
Dr Al Kuraya said CRC molecular profiles differ among individuals from the Middle East and Western countries. “It is the third most common worldwide and the second most common related to death,” she said.
She said that, according to the Saudi Cancer Registry 2010, CRC accounts for 10.4 percent of cancers in the kingdom and is the most common in males and the third most common in females after breast and thyroid cancers. Its incidence is estimated to go up four-folds by 2030.
Dr Egon Toft, Vice-President, Medicine and Health, QU, and Dean of the college, said, “The visit comes in line with Qatar’s National Cancer Research Strategy to develop a programme of translated cancer research and prioritise and coordinate cancer research in Qatar and the region. It highlights the college’s mission to support national health strategy, disseminate research and create connections and collaborations in Qatar and beyond.”
Dr Al Kuraya is the first Saudi female recipient of First Rank King Abdulaziz Medal for pioneering initiatives in cancer research.
She was appointed in 2013 by the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia as one of the first female member of the Shura Council of the kingdom.
Her research portfolio comprises over 100 review articles, editorials and book chapters.
The Peninsula
DOHA: Qatar University (QU) College of Medicine (CMED) hosted Dr Khawla S Al Kuraya, King Faisal Specialist Hospital Director of King Fahad National Centre for Children’s Cancer on a tour of the college’s departments and offices.
Dr Al Kuraya also made a presentation on ‘The Molecular Classification of Saudi Colorectal Cancer’.
The visit was organised in conjunction with QU Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
College and BRC faculty and students were briefed on colorectal cancer (CRC) tumour size and stages and the role of genetic and epigenetic combinations in its pathogenesis, precursor lesions, site of disease, molecular variability and instability —- chromosomal instability, microsatellite instability, and CpG island methylator phenotype.
Dr Al Kuraya said CRC molecular profiles differ among individuals from the Middle East and Western countries. “It is the third most common worldwide and the second most common related to death,” she said.
She said that, according to the Saudi Cancer Registry 2010, CRC accounts for 10.4 percent of cancers in the kingdom and is the most common in males and the third most common in females after breast and thyroid cancers. Its incidence is estimated to go up four-folds by 2030.
Dr Egon Toft, Vice-President, Medicine and Health, QU, and Dean of the college, said, “The visit comes in line with Qatar’s National Cancer Research Strategy to develop a programme of translated cancer research and prioritise and coordinate cancer research in Qatar and the region. It highlights the college’s mission to support national health strategy, disseminate research and create connections and collaborations in Qatar and beyond.”
Dr Al Kuraya is the first Saudi female recipient of First Rank King Abdulaziz Medal for pioneering initiatives in cancer research.
She was appointed in 2013 by the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia as one of the first female member of the Shura Council of the kingdom.
Her research portfolio comprises over 100 review articles, editorials and book chapters.
The Peninsula
