Cancer Summit
Feb 04 '20 | 09:00 AM (IST)
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Cancer has gone from being the big unmentionable in medical care and personal illnesses to being the frontier of advances in biomedical sciences and a diagnosis that does not mean abandonment of hope for all who receive it. This transformation has been transformed by the understanding that earlier detection improves chances of cures and longevity of life, stunning advances in understanding molecular and gene level approaches to treating it, as well as strengthening resolve among policy makers to allocate more resources towards addressing cancer.
Some cancers are preventable – we need far greater resolve to address these preventable causes, from Tobacco and harmful industrial chemicals, to vaccinating against infectious causes like the human papilloma virus (HPV) and the Hepatitis B virus.
Most cancers are treatable, with survival quality of life near to, or at normal. Key to this outcome is heightened awareness, and early detection. Once detected, the triad of medicines, radiation and surgery have become far more sophisticated in the recent past that disfigurement and loss of function can be minimized with state of the art management strategies. However, these outcomes are not the universal norm because of access issues, both economic and infrastructural.
India carries a growing proportion of the global burden of cancer[1], and while a systematic policy response is already in the process of being rolled out, all stakeholder need to come together for ensuring that Cancer does not become a major drain on individual and national productivity and resources.
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