Best Colon cancer stage 4 doctors in Turkey: TOP 8 doctors

Professor Yıldırım has published over 80 scientific papers and is a specialist in cancer immunotherapy and targeted therapies at Anadolu Medical Center.

• Holds a professor title from Halic University and is an active lecturer
• Authorized by ESMO – one of Europe's leading oncology bodies
• Fellowship-trained in immunotherapy clinics in London and Israel
• Over 21 years of experience as a medical oncologist

Specialist Dr. Rahib Hasanov combines international training with personalized oncology treatments, focusing on advanced colon cancer cases.

• Trained at Houston Methodist Hospital in the US
• Specializes in immunotherapies and targeted therapies
• Fellowship in Medical Oncology from Marmara University
• Works with patients from multiple countries
• Incorporates the latest smart drugs into treatments

Dr. Saban Sec specializes in gastrointestinal cancers, with research on colon cancer prognosis and treatment outcomes.

• Medical oncology specialist with focus on colon, rectum, and stomach cancers
• Published research on tumor localization's impact on colon cancer survival
• Member of Turkish Medical Oncology Association

Dr. Ozden specializes in colon cancer stage 4 with extensive experience in medical oncology.

• Graduated from Istanbul University's English Medical Program
• Completed Internal Medicine Residency at Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine
• Subspecialized in Medical Oncology at Kocaeli University
• Practiced at Şırnak State Hospital and Bağcılar Private Safa Hospital

Dr. Irfan Cicin is a Professor of Medical Oncology at the Trakya University Faculty of Medicine (2015–present). He has over 20 years of medical oncology experience and has held academic roles since 2010.

Education: MD, Istanbul University – Cerrahpaşa (1991–1997). Residency in Internal Medicine, Trakya University (1997–2002). Fellowship in Medical Oncology, Trakya University (2002–2004).

Practice: Medical Oncologist, Trakya University (2005–2008). Medical Oncologist, Elazığ Training and Research Hospital (2008–2010). Associate Professor of Medical Oncology, Trakya University (2010–2015). He previously served as a physician in the Turkish Air Force at Etimesgut Military Hospital (2004–2005).

Dr. Muhammed Mustafa Atci is an Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at İstinye University, Liv Hospital Topkapı (2025–present). He previously served as Associate Professor and Education Coordinator at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital (2023–2025). He was also a Medical Oncologist there (2018–2021).

He has been a member of ASCO and the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology since 2018. He is the author or co-author of 19 peer-reviewed international papers on colon, breast, gastric, pancreatic, lung, thyroid, sarcoma, and colorectal cancers.

Notable works include a multicentre study on stage IIB colon cancer survival (Journal of Chemotherapy). He also studied the De Ritis ratio for lung metastasis in testicular cancer (Current Urology). His prognostic studies used PET/CT, MSI, lymph node ratio, and metabolic tumor volume.

Assoc. Prof. Atakan Topçu, M.D., is a medical oncologist at Medipol University and Medipol Acıbadem Regional Hospital. He treats solid tumors, including lung, breast, colorectal, gastric, and neuroendocrine cancers. His work also covers targeted therapies, immunotherapy, geriatric oncology, and cancer-related malnutrition, cachexia, and sarcopenia.

He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed papers. Recent work includes a 2024 Frontiers in Medicine study on geriatric syndromes and a 2023 Future Oncology paper on sarcopenia and anxiety in lung cancer. He has also published on the CONUT score in breast cancer and on malnutrition in HER2-negative metastatic gastric cancer.

Dr. Topçu serves on the Editorial Board of BMC Cancer. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Medical Oncology, ESMO, and the Turkish Geriatrics Society. Education and training: M.D., Uludağ University; residency in Internal Medicine, Marmara University; fellowship in Medical Oncology, Bezmialem Vakıf University.