11th International Conference on Oncology and Anticancer Research

14th International Conference on Recent Advances in Health and Medical Sciences

32nd International Conference on Chelation for the treatment of Thalassaemia,
Cancer and other diseases of Metal and Free radical imbalance and Toxicity

Paphos, Cyprus: 15th October – 19th October, 2026

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

 

Preliminary International Organising and Scientific Committee

Prof. Black H (USA), Prof. Iriti M. (IT), Prof. Kontoghiorghes GJ (CY), Prof. Polyakov N (RU), Prof. Philippou S (GE), Prof Panayiotidis Mihalis I (CY), Prof. Pashalidis I (CY), Prof. Richardson DR (AU), Dr Dharmasivam, M. (AU), Dr Kontoghiorghe CN (UK), Dr Philippou C (GE), Dr. Selyutina O (RU),  Dr Vitalini S (IT)

 

Preliminary Local Organising and Scientific Committee

Antoniou L, Dr Chrysostomou M, Dr Demetriou Th, Dr Didichenko M, Dr Efstathiou L, Dr Efstathiades A, Dr Evripidou A, Dr Evripidou I, Fetta S, Dr Georiou M, Dr Georgiades Ch, Dr Hrakleous H, Karafyllides P, Karafyllidou Th, Dr Kleanthous M, Dr Kolnagou A, Kontoghiorghe K, Dr Kyriakou S, Manoli K, Dr Theophilou G.

 

PRELIMINARY LIST OF ACCEPTED PRESENTATIONS

 

Dr Anestopoulos Ioannis, Paraskevaidis Ioannis, Dr Kyriakou Sotiris, Prof Panayiotidis Mihalis I.

Dept Cancer Genetics, Therapeutics, Ultrastructural Pathology. Cyprus Inst Neurology Genetics

The use of nutri-epigenomic approaches in inducing therapeutic effectiveness of clinical epigenetic drugs in an experimental model of malignant melanoma.

 

Prof. Black S. Homer

Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Stress that Links Diabetes and Cancer

 

Dr Chrysostomou Michalis

Iaso Medical Center in Limassol for Gynecology, Fertility and Aesthetic Gynecology

Current clinical Applications of Regenerative Medicin in Gynecology.

 

Dr Demetriou Theodora

Ygia Policlinic, American Medical Centre, Royal Artemis Medical Centre, Paphos, Cyprus.

Advances in bowel cancer screening 

 

Dr Dharmasivam, M. et al

Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery School of Environment and Science, Griffith University

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

  1. Tridentate Thiosemicarbazones: from Laboratory to Pharmaceuticals: Where are we now?
  2. Thiosemicarbazone Metal Complexes: Selective Anti-Cancer Agents with Novel Mechanisms of Action and Inhibiting their Off-Target Activity by Bespoke Design.

 

Dr Evripidou Antri

Royal Artemis Medical Centre, Paphos, Cyprus.

Cancer in pregnancy 

 

Dr Efstathiou Aglaia et al

Postgraduate Research Institute, Paphos, Cyprus.

Chemical, nutritional and medicinal aspects of carob

 

Dr Efstathiades Andreas

Royal Artemis Medical Centre, Paphos, Cyprus.

Advances in skin cancer

 

Drs Fetta Stella, Kontoghiorghe Christina Niovi, Kolnagou Annita, Kontoghiorghes G J

Paphos General Hospital and Postgraduate Research Institute, Paphos, Cyprus.

Covid-19 pandemic update

 

Dr Georgiades Christos

American Medical Centre, Nicosia , Cyprus.

Advances in diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer

 

Dr Georgiou Marina

Postgraduate Research Institute, Paphos, Cyprus.

Introduction to cancer

 

Ioannides Ioannis, Pashalidis Ioannis

Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Microplastics as carriers for radio (toxic) metals

 

Ioannis Ioannidis, George Lefkaritis, Savvas Georgiades, Ioannis Pashalidis, G. J. Kontoghiorghes

Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, and PRI, Paphos, Cyprus.

The theranostic potentials of Scandium radioisotopes – from the production to promising clinical trials with DOTA and its derivatives

 

Dr Kontoghiorghe Christina N.

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London and University College London. United Kingdom.

A rare case of a benign bone cyst undergoing malignant high grade osteosarcomatous transformation

 

Drs Kolnagou Annita, Kleanthous Marios, Kontoghiorghes G J

Postgraduate Research Institute, Paphos, Cyprus.

Advances in the polypathology and polypharmacology of thalassaemia in the transition period from a fatal to a chronic disease

 

Prof Kontoghiorghes G J et al

Postgraduate Research Institute, Paphos, Cyprus.

Iron and cancer: New targets and therapeutic approaches

 

 

Kontoghiorghe Katerina

Postgraduate Research Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Analytical and statistical methods in food science for the acguisition of harmonisation procedures

 

Dr Kyriakou Sotiris, Potamiti Louiza, Demosthenous Nicoleta, Prof Panayiotidis Mihalis I.

Department of Cancer Genetics, Therapeutics & Ultrastructural Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Naturally-derived phenethyl isothiocyanate induces perturbations in cellular oxidative status and promotes Ca2+ depended activation of intrinsic apoptosis via subcellular ultrastructural alterations in an vitro model of human malignant melanoma.

 

Drs Philippou Christos *1, Theegarten Dirk *2, Ubrig Burkhard *3, Bitterlich Norman *4, Abdulla Haji *1, Naseva Emilia *5, Wiedemann Andreas *6, Sommerfeld Hans-Jörg *7, Philippou Stathis *1.

*1 Institute of Surgical Pathology, Augusta-Hospital Bochum/Germany,*2 Insitute of Surgical Pathology, University Duisburg-Essen/Germay,*3 Department of Urology, Augusta-Hospital Bochum/Germany *4 Biostatistic, Chemnitz,*5 Bisostatistic, Hospital Tsaritsa Yoanna, Medical University, Sofia/Bulgaria,*6 Department of Urology, Evangelic Hospital, Witten/Germany, *7 Department of Urology, Marien Hospital, Marl/Germany

  1. BSP an Antibody for the Estimation of risk development of bone BSP an Antibody for the Estimation of risk development of bone metastasis in Prostate cancer-Patients
    2. Relation of Gleason score (ISUP) and BSP-Expression in Prostate cancer cells in Patients with bone metastatic Prostate cancer
    3. Number of affected Specimen, Capsule Perforation, Gleason score (ISUP), Ki67 and BSP as important Parameters for Evaluation of  bone metastatic Prostate cancer

 

Prof Richardson Des R et al

Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery School of Environment and Science, Griffith University

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

  1. 1. Targeting of estrogen-dependent breast cancer and Tamoxifen resistance: Down-regulating the expression of multiple key receptors by binding cellular iron pools.
  2. Induction of the metastasis suppressor, NDRG1, by binding tumour cell iron leads to tyrosine kinase inhibition by a novel mechanism in pancreatic cancer cells.
  3. Targeting pancreatic cancer through the pancreatic stellate cell-pancreatic cancer cell bidirectional signalling axis via up-regulating the metastasis suppressor, NDRG1.
  4. Novel multi-targeted anti-tumour agents that target c-Met.
  5. The iron storage protein, ferritin, is secreted from cells via extracellular vesicles mediated through the iron regulated expression of the tetraspanin, CD63.

 

Dr. Selyutina Olga Yu et al

Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Novosibirsk, Russia

1.Physicochemical aspects of anticancer activity of quinone-chelators

  1. The interaction of glycyrrhizic acid with the transmembrane domain of SARS-CoV-2 E-protein: NMR, X-ray and molecular dynamics simulations

 

Dr Theophilou George

Royal Artemis Medical Centre, Paphos, Cyprus.

Update on gynecological cancers

 

Tragkola Venetia, Dr Anestopoulos Ioannis, Dr Kyriakou Sotiris, Prof Panayiotidis Mihalis I.

Department of Cancer Genetics, Therapeutics & Ultrastructural Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology & Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Naturally-derived watercress modulates the expression of key apoptotic genes in a model of human malignant melanoma. Implications for the development of novel experimental cancer therapeutic strategies.