{"id":378,"date":"2020-10-22T12:48:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T07:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2020\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T05:11:24","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/symposium.shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2026\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<style><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n<p>#main{<br \/>margin-top:20px !important;<br \/>}<br \/>span{<br \/>margin-top:10px !important;<br \/>margin-bottom:10px !important;}<\/style>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 17px !important;\">Dear Colleagues and Friends,<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 17px !important;\">We are delighted to invite you to the 25th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium (SKCS), taking place from November 6 to 8, 2026, at the Pearl Continental Hotel in the historic city of Lahore, Pakistan. This landmark year celebrates 25 years of SKCS, bringing together the brightest minds in cancer research, clinical care, and allied health.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 17px !important;\"><br \/>\nOver the past 25 years, ideas and collaborations fostered through this annual symposium have played a vital role in transforming cancer care for patients and families across Pakistan. Continuing our tradition, this year&#8217;s symposium will once again be held in a hybrid format, enabling participants to attend either physically or virtually from around the world.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 17px !important;\"><br \/>\nWe warmly welcome researchers, clinicians, nurses, and allied health professionals to engage in three days of learning, collaboration, and inspiration. The program will feature keynote lectures, scientific sessions, and interactive discussions focusing on the latest advances in cancer science, innovative care models, and solutions for resource-limited settings.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 17px !important;\"><br \/>\nWe would be honored to have you join us in celebrating this important milestone and contributing to a vibrant, engaging, and forward-looking scientific community.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 17px !important;\"><br \/>\nWith warm regards,<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-start\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; padding-left: 80px;\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex align-items-center mb-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid me-3\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 210px; height: 250px; object-fit: cover; padding-left: 20px; font-size: 18px !important; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"\/symposium2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/alina_sadaf.png\" alt=\"Alina Sadaf\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"mt-2 mb-0\"><strong>Alina Sadaf &#8211; Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diplomate American Board of Pediatrics &amp;<br \/>\nPaediatric Hematology Oncology (USA)\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex align-items-center mb-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 40px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid me-3\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 210px; height: 250px; object-fit: cover; font-size: 18px !important; padding-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"\/symposium2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Tabinda_Sadaf.jpeg\" alt=\"Tabinda Sadaf\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"mt-2 mb-0\"><strong>Tabinda Sadaf &#8211; Co Chair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FRCR (Clinical Oncology), MRCP (UK)\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Dear Colleagues and Friends, &nbsp; We are delighted to invite you to the 25th Shaukat Khanum Cancer Symposium (SKCS), taking place from November 6 to 8, 2026, at the Pearl Continental Hotel in the historic city of Lahore, Pakistan.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1142,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-378","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/symposium.shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/symposium.shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/symposium.shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378"}],"version-history":[{"count":293,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1238,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378\/revisions\/1238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/symposium.shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/symposium.shaukatkhanum.org.pk\/symposium2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}