KFMC to set up 300-bed oncology department

Riyadh, October 20, SPA -- A 300-bed Department for oncology is to be
established at King Fahd Medical City (KFMC) in Riyadh.


Minister of Health Dr. Hamad Al-Manie made the announcement while
opening a three-day international conference on breast cancer in the
capital on Saturday, according to a report published today by Arab
News.


In his keynote address to the conference, organized by Prince Sultan
Center for Hemophilia and Tumors at KFMC in cooperation with the
Houston-based MD Anderson Center for Tumors, Al-Manie said Crown
Prince Sultan would soon lay the foundation stone for the new
oncology department at KFMC.


“Cancer patients constitute the core of Prince Sultan’s care and
attention, " he said, adding that the Crown Prince had provided
advanced equipment to general hospitals and oncology centers to treat
such patients.

Dr. Al-Manie said he expected positive outcomes from the
international gathering of oncologists and hoped that the conference
would contribute to the enhancement of the performance of physicians,
nurses and other staff working in the field.


“Focusing on breast cancer is important, as it is the most common
cancer found among women around the world, " said Dr. Abdullah
Al-Amr, the CEO of KFMC. The conference coincides with an
international campaign against breast cancer.

--SPA