The meeting, which is held under the joint sponsorship of Consortium CINBO, US- National Cancer Institute and King Hussein Cancer Center of Amman, aims at establishing a Mediterranean Task Force on Cancer Prevention and Early Detection. Delegates from each of the below indicated countries will discuss the opportunities to influence at their national level the appropriate institutions and bodies (lawmakers, health officials, responsible of voluntary organizations, etc.), in order to implement guidelines and actions which will be diffused thoughghly the countries of the Mediterranean basin. The Taormina meeting, therefore, is just the first step for an exchange of opinions and to coordinate future activities.

Participating countries: Albania, Croatia, Egypt, France, Jordan, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Lybia, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Slovenia, Tunisia, Turkey.