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MoH, KU to work together on breast surgery research |
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Health
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 23:47 |
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KUWAIT, Jan 6 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Ministry of Health announced a partnership with Kuwait University on Wednesday, on researching treatments for diseases of the breast.
The move will include a conference next Saturday attended by 150 visiting surgeons from Australia, Britain, France, Italy, Egypt and Saudi Arabia who will display the latest medical studies on the matter, MoH General Surgery and Breast Surgery Consultant Merfat Al-Saleh told reporters.
Al-Saleh indicated to a rise in the number of sufferers of breast cancer in Kuwait which is in the verge of a one in every seven ratio.
The conference will also look into early discovery of malignant tumors, which is an extremely important factor in treatment, she added. - Kuna
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