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During the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Federation for Cancer Control in Cairo on 22 October 2011, it was decided to re-establish the Gulf Society of Oncology by forming a supervisory committee to implement the goals of the society. The members of the committee are the following: Dr. Ibrahim Alsheneber, General Coordinator, Saudi Arabia-Eastern province; Dr. Mushabab Al Aseeri, Member, Saudi Arabia-Riyadh; Dr. Hafez Halawani, Member, Saudi Arabia-Eastern province; Dr. Mubarak Almansour,Member, Saudi Arabia-Jeddah; Dr. Shawki Bazerbashi, Member, Saudi Arabia-Riyadh; Dr. Basel Al Bahrani, Member, Oman; Dr. Ageed Alnabi, Member, Yemen; Dr. Khaled Alkaldi, Member, Kuwait; Dr. Abdulazeem Hussain, Member, Qatar; Dr. Abdulrahman Aljasmi, Member, United Arab Emirates; Dr. Abdulrahman Fakro, Member, Bahrain.

The society is a scientific union for oncologists in the gulf countries and Yemen and is an independent body from scientific point of view. The society is under the umbrella of the Gulf Federation for Cancer Control from an administrative point of view.

The goals of the society are the following: 1)     To supervise and advise with regards to the scientific material published by the Gulf Journal of Oncology; 2)      To organize the conduct of conferences and symposia of the GFFCC; 3)      To coordinate and facilitate with regards to research in the field of oncology and to facilitate the communication among oncologist in the gulf and Yemen; 4)      To establish cooperation and collaboration with other local and international unions or bodies with shared goals such as Arab Medical Association Against Cancer (AMAAC), World Health Organization (WHO), Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

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The Gulf Federation for Cancer Control welcomes Zahra Breast Cancer Association of Saudi Arabia as the 13th member association of the GFFCC. Zahra Breast Cancer Association was organized by a group of well-educated women who began their campaign nine years ago in the Saudi capital of Riyadh by visiting women in schools, universities, shopping malls and mosques. The volunteers speak with women about the importance of early detection and getting regular mammograms, the commonly used test to detect breast cancer tumors. The volunteers saw that women were eager to learn more and teach others about breast cancer, thus the Zahra Breast Cancer Association was formed.   The name "Zahra" came from one of the founders - Dr. Suad Bin Amer's own mother, Zahra bint Ali (may Allah rest her soul), who died as a result of breast cancer.   The association also sells items to help fund research and treatment for cancer patients.