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The Saudi Lung Cancer Association (SLCA)

Mission

To collaborate and lead national and international initiatives in lung cancer control including prevention, education, research and promotion of evidence- based practice.

Vision

Become a regional leader and global participant in the fight against lung cancer and contributor to the advancement of knowledge in the field

Objectives
  • Facilitate collaboration among health care professionals and organizations with interest in lung cancer
  • Enhance evidence based practice by the development, dissemination and implementation of guidelines  relevant to the region
  • Conduct research projects to help better understand and manage lung cancer in the region
  • Participate in lung cancer control initiatives
  • Conduct educational activities for health care professionals and the public

Executive Board

Chairman
Dr. Ahmed Allehebi M.B.B.S , FRCPC
Chairman, Saudi Lung Cancer Association
Consultant medical oncology
King Faisal Hospital & Research Center
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

 

Member
Dr. Abdullah K. Altwairgi
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Comprehensive Cancer Center
King Fahad Medical city
Riyadh. Saudi Arabia

Member
Dr. Ahmed Alwbari, MD
Assistant professor in medicine UAMS
Consultant hematology and oncology KFSHD

Member
Dr. Ahmed Refae MBBCh, MSc, MD
Consultant Clinical Oncology
International Medical Center Jeddah
Associate Professor of clinical Oncology
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Member
Dr. Ibraheem Alomary
Radiation Oncologist
Princess Nora Oncology Center

Member
Prof. Jamal Zekri
Professor of Medicine at AL-FAISAL University
Consultant Medical Oncologist
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 

Member
Dr. Marean Al Hejili
Assistant Professor
Consultant of Hematology & Oncology
Head, Oncology Division
Head, Clinical Trials Unit
King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudia Arabia

Member
Dr. Mervat Mahrous, MD
Consultant Medical Oncology
Adult Medical oncology Dept
Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC)
Assistant Professor of oncology Faculty of Medicine Minia university
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Member
Dr. Ramzi Abdulrahman Addas
Thoracic surgeon in the National Guard Hospital
Assistant professor in King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Member
Dr. Samah Alrehaily
Consultant Medical oncologist
Princess Noorah Oncology Center, KAMC Jeddah

Member
Dr. Turki Al-Fayea, MD, ABIM, FRCPC
Consultant Internal Medicine & Adult Medical Oncology
Assistant Professor / Medicine & Oncology
Princess Noora Oncology Center
King Abdulaziz Medical City/Ministry of National Guard
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science (KSAU-HS)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Member
Dr. Waleed Ali Alghareeb
Consultant Medical Oncology
King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh

Member
Dr. Shadi Salem Alkhayyat, M.D.
Associate professor of Medicine and Oncology
Medical Director
Chairman, Emergency Department
King Abdulaziz University Hospital.

Member
Dr. Nafisa Abbas Hassan Abdel Hafeez
Consultant, Division of Adult Medical Oncology,
Department of Oncology
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of NGHA
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Member
Prof. Khaled M. Al Kattan, MD, FRCS
Consultant Thoracic Surgery,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Professor of Thoracic Surgery
Dean, College of Medicine
Alfaisal University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Member
Dr. Ahmed Jamjoom
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Chairman, Cardiovascular Disease Department
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Member
Dr. Salem M. Alshehri, MD, FRCPC, MPH
Alshehri is radiation oncologist.
Head section Division of Radiation Oncology
Department of Oncology in King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA)
King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC)

Member
Dr. Ameen S. Al-Omair, MD, FRCPC
Consultant Radiation Oncologist
Oncology Centre of King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

SLCA Committees

Guidelines & Resources

  • Management of Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (2020)

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  • Saudi Lung Cancer Management Guidelines (2019)

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  • Saudi Lung Cancer Prevention and Screening Guidelines (2018)

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  • Saudi Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer (2016)

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  • Saudi Lung Cancer Guidelines Supplement (2012)
  1. Introduction.
  2. Lung Cancer Guidelines Supplement Editor.
  3. Guidelines for multimodality radiological staging of lung cancer.pdf
  4. Image-guided percutaneous transthoracic biopsy in lung cancer — Emphasis on CT-guided  technique.
  5. EGFR mutation testing in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
  6. Guidelines for the role of FDG-PET/CT in lung cancer management.
  7. Impact of the 7th TNM staging lung cancer in surgery
  8. Radiotherapy for NSCLC: Review of conventional and new treatment techniques
  9. The roles of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors in the management of lung cancer
  10. Conclusion

Events and Meetings

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