The SAMS Oncology Committee goals are the following:
- Oversee pediatric and adult hematology/oncology projects of the Syrian American Medical Society
- Be advisory entity to SAMS leadership in issues related to hematology/oncology care
- Provide consultations for cases from Syria and its neighboring countries
- Provide financial support to certain cases, studied by the committee members and approved based on priorities and available resources
- Focus on curative diseases, adjuvant therapies, and avoid terminal illnesses
- Explore opportunities of grants and donations from oncological organizations and pharmaceutical companies
- Open doors for collaborations with cancer centers, universities and oncology organizations in the Middle East for refugees care
- Explore partnership with international hematology/oncology societies such as: ASCO, ASH, ESMO, ASPHO in issues related to Syrian refugees medicine
- Do research and publish studies related to hematology and oncology in Syrian patients
