Continuing its concerted efforts towards battling cancer, Apollo Hospitals will be hosting 3rd Edition of Apollo Cancer Conclave (ACC) and the 7th Edition of the Cancer CI 2017, an international conference aimed at improving cancer management in India and abroad from 2 February onwards.
To be held from 2nd to 5th February 2017, at HICC, this forum of International fame, will witness participation by 2500 delegates and 400 faculty including who's who of Global Cancer Care, eminent researchers and medical practitioners from India, and across the world.
Dr. P. Vijay Anand Reddy, Director, Apollo Cancer Hospital and chairman, organising committee, and other members of the org committee Dr. SVSS Prasad, Dr. Srinivas Chakravarthy, Dr. TPS Bhandari, Dr. Kaushik Bhattacharyya briefing media at a press conference here, said, the Conclave provides a platform to deliberate on cancer management through panel discussions, interactive sessions and debates, all organised with a view to encourage a multi-modality approach towards raising the bar in cancer care.
This conclave holds special significance, as the country is witnessing rising incidence of cancer. Reports suggest that India witnesses about one million new cancer cases every year and this is expected to double in 20 years, which is unsettling. As per WHO guidelines, one cancer centre is required for every 1 million population. However, in a country like India, with a population of 1.25 billion, there are only 400 units. Both the private sector and the government must work together to set up more than 2000 Cancer centers to strengthen the country’s competence and capacity to manage and combat the disease. In the interim, in order to one up the battle against the disease updating care providers with global intelligence and adequate technology requisite in treatment and managing cancer has gained importance.
A multidisciplinary Oncology forum and the brainchild of healthcare visionary Dr. Prathap C Reddy, founder and chairman, Apollo Group of Hospitals, the Apollo Cancer Conclave will bring together the best minds in oncology both from abroad and India to deliberate on the rapid advances in the fields of surgical, medical, radiation oncology, hematology and robotic surgery and its practical application.
Dr Vijay Anand Reddy said, in the last few decades cancer care has transited at phenomenally rapid pace from broad based Cancer management to exceedingly precise personalized treatment. Thereby the trauma cancer patients had to endure has been significantly reduced, recovery is speedy and the survival rate is enhanced manifold. In this dynamically evolving field of Oncology the practicing Oncologists need to keep abreast with the developments and this Conclave will be immensely beneficial.
According to Dr Vijay Anand Reddy the highlights of the Conclave are, emphasis on the emerging and most promising treatment option - Immunotherapy, which in the years to come is likely to revolutionise cancer treatment. The initial results from Immunotherapy are gratifying and are better than the existing modalities of treatment.
The world's most renowned cancer care practitioners including Dr. Avraham, N. Eisbruch, Dr. Akila N. Viswanathan, Dr. Ranjana H. Advani, Dr. Patrick Kupelian, Dr. Eric Van Cutsem, Dr. Felicia Tan, Dr. Marwan G. Fakih, Dr. Meena Savur Moran, will all be here, during the Conclave.
A unique panel discussion on 'Cancer is Conquerable' with bollywood diva and cancer survivor Manisha Koirala, being part of, on World Cancer Day on 4th February. This event in partnership with FICCI-FLO will have experts from community and senior Oncologists as part of the panel.