Murat Tuncer is a specialist in Paediatric Haematology (1991) in Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. Between 1997 and 2005, Professor Tuncer was Secretary General of the National Pediatrics Society, an Executive Committee member of International Children’s Centre (ICC) (2002-2008), the Union of Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean Pediatric Societies (2000-2005), UNICEF National Committee (1999-2005), Turkish Science Academy Cancer Committee (2003-2009), and a member of the National Cordon Banking Committee (2003-2008). Professor Tuncer currently holds the role of President of the Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC) (since 2000), and the Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention (APOCP); he is presently Director of the Cancer Control Department in the Turkish Ministry of Health (since 2000). He has published over 170 international publications, edited 2 international, 4 national textbooks and hundreds of scientific posters in international congresses.