 Distinguished
Colleagues;
It is well known that training for colposcopy, playing an essential role in
cervical pathologies and their diagnosis, has gained great importance
particularly in recent years. Diagnosing infections and premalignant lesions
with this system and providing the appropriate treatment accordingly will in
particular relieve us from the burden of non-curable cases that may occur in the
future.
The problem of cervical cancer especially in the developed countries has been
solved up to a certain extent thanks to the national screening programs. The
prevalence of invasive cervical cancer has dramatically decreased in these
countries by early diagnosis and early treatment of preinvasive lesions.
One of the most targets in the recent years has been eradication of cervical
cancer with the invention and clinical use of HPV vaccinations.
Unfortunately national screening programs do not exist in underdeveloped
countries including Turkey and therefore the problem persists as in the previous
years. Our Society, established with the objective of overcoming the lack of
motivation in our country, raising awareness in the public, increasing the
knowledge of physicians about the screening, diagnosis and treatment of cervical
pathologies, organizes scientific meetings in this field.
We would like to see gynecologists and obstetricians, pathologists,
pediatricians, family physicians, public health physicians, biochemists and
practitioners of our country gathering under the same roof in this meeting, due
to the fact that cervical pathologies have turned out to involve different
fields of specialization today.
I would like to express my gratitude to the Cytopathology Society for their
invaluable contributions to co-organize the cytopathology course, expected to
contribute immensely to the standardization of Bethesda system in our country.
You are all invited to this congress to be organized in Antalya.
Best regards.
Prof. Kunter Yüce
Society for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy Chair |
