Medical oncology, history and its future in Iran.
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 use their specialized 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.
Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran. mirzania_m@yahoo.com.
Mehrzad
M
Mirzania
Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Ardeshir
A
Ghavamzadeh
Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Iraj
I
Asvadi Kermani
Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Farzaneh
F
Ashrafi
Hematology-Oncology Department, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Abolghasem
A
Allahyari
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Shaheed Modarres Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nematollah
N
Rostami
Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Mohsen
SM
Razavi
Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Mani
M
Ramzi
Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Gholamreza
G
Nemanipour
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