The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar in collaboration with the Indian Society of Study of lung Cancer organised a two-day National lung Cancer Conference (NAlCCON-2016) here on January 14 and 15.
Experts presented clinical experience and research papers and exchanged knowledge in treatment of lung cancer. A book on lung cancer written by Dr Suryakanta Tripathy and a souvenier were released by Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar Diecter Dr Sudhakar Panda, who graced the occasion as chief guest.
Among others, Pumology PGI, Chandigarh HOD Prof Digambar Behera and Consultant Navneet Singh and AIIMS Bhubanewar Dean Prof Vikas Bhatia were present.
Dr Madhabananda Kar, Dr Saroj kumar Das Majumdar and Dr Prasant Raghab Mohapatra coordinated the programme.
The AIIMS Bhubaneswar would have all the facility under one roof to provide comprehensive cancer care, said authorities.
Talking on the theme, “lung Cancer-Multi-modality Approach for Better Survival”, the experts emphasised on three aspects’ active prevention, accurate diagnosis and advanced care of lung cancer and emphasised on public awareness and early detection of the disease. About 300 experts from all over the country participated.
It was revealed that lung cancer is a leading cause of death globally. The most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide were those of the lung (1.8 million, 13 per cent of the total), breast (1.7 million, 11.9 per cent), and colorectum (1.4 million, 9.7 per cent). The most common causes of cancer death were cancers of the lung (1.6 million, 19.4 per cent of the total), liver (0.8 million, 9.1 per cent) and stomach (0.7 million, 8.8 per cent).
The GlOBOCAN 2012 predicts a substantive increase to 19.3 million new cancer cases per year by 2025 due to growth and ageing of the global population. It is also a major healthcare problem in India.
In Odisha, there is no population-based cancer registry to document the incidence of this fatal disease while it is one of the leading causes of death in cancer-related deaths.