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LCC in Arabic: Joint IASLC/EMRO Workshop Highlights From WCLC 2026

9 Oct 2026 · 38 min

The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) faces unique challenges around exposures, non-conventional smoking, lung cancer screening, molecular profiling, and evolving therapies in lung cancer. To address this, the inaugural joint IASLC/EMRO workshop took place at the 2026 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) in Seoul.

In this episode, Dr. Nagla Karim discusses highlights from the workshop in Arabic with Dr. Hesham Elghazaly, Dr. Arafat Tfayli, Dr. Bashir Abu Aqeel, Dr. Riad Abdel Jalil, Dr. Adda Bounedjar, and Dr. Rasha Aboelhassan.

Guests: Nagla Karim, MD Professor of Medicine Director of Thoracic Oncology and Phase I Programs George Washington University

Hesham Elghazaly, MD Professor of Clinical Oncology Ain Shams University

Arafat Tfayli, MD Chief of Hematology/Oncology and Professor of Clinical Medicine American University of Beirut Medical Center

Bashir Abu Aqeel, MD Medical Oncologist Augusta Victoria Hospital

Riad Abdel Jalil, MD Thoracic Surgeon King Hussein Cancer Center

Adda Bounedjar, MD Professor of Medical Oncology Blida 1 University

Rasha Aboelhassan, MD Senior Oncology Consultant Nasser Institute for Research and Treatment

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