Abstract
During this annual meeting, gynecologic oncologists from these two countries acknowledged the importance of increased regional cooperation, and envisioned the necessity of a representative society which could encompass the whole of the Asian continent. The time to realize this dream has not taken long. In fact, Asian women differ from non-Asians with respect to genetic background, disease presentation, and especially, socio-cultural environment. However, most clinical practices have been sourced from the studies in western patients. In addition, a large proportion of global burden of gynecologic cancer still remains across the Asian area. According to the GLOBOCAN 2002, 44.9% of cancer cases occurred and 49.9% of cancer deaths were observed in Asia. 2
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