The palliative care programme run at Anadolu Medical Center aims to guarantee every patient treated in oncology the best possible quality of life.
The main aim of palliative care is to relieve the patient's physical pain, or any other troublesome symptom or psychological distress, and, where possible, to make them disappear completely, as well as to give patients and their families skilled, intensive emotional support.
Cancer patients can experience many symptoms and face multiple difficulties. Palliative care also aims to prevent the patient's suffering by working to relieve pain that can sometimes be unbearable. Reliable, skilled individual support makes it possible to achieve these goals and so improve the patient's quality of life.
Every member of the oncology department at Anadolu Medical Center receives specific training in palliative care. While following the care plan drawn up by the oncologist for each patient, our team also has a duty to provide the palliative care best suited to each person's individual needs. The aim is to make the course of the illness as light and comfortable as possible for every patient.
Şeref Kömürcü
MD, Professor of Medical Oncology
Oncology – Medical Oncology
Şeref Kömürcü
MD, Professor of Medical Oncology
Oncology – Medical Oncology
Education and career
• Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara 1983
• Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara 1986
• Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Internal Medicine, Ankara 1993
• Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara 1996
• Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara 1996-1999
• Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara 1999-2008
• Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara 2008-2011
Areas of activity and medical interests
• Solid tumours
•Breast cancer
• Colon cancer and skin cancer
• Palliative medicine
• Supportive care in oncology
Research and publications
• More than 110 articles published in national and international journals
• More than 100 papers presented at scientific conferences and congresses
Memberships
• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
• European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
• Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)
• Cleveland Clinic Alumni Association (1998-2006)
• Turkish Oncology Group
• Turkish Society of Medical Oncology
• Lung Cancer Organisation
• Medical Communication Organisation
• Breast Diseases Association