Nearly 250 oncologists (cancer specialists) from all over the country will assemble in the city on March 1 and 2 to discuss the prevention, effective cure and new technology to combat the disease.
Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital is organising a two-day conference on the hospital premises.
The number of cancer patients in the state is increasing day by day. Around 400 cancer patients visit the hospital alone on a daily basis. Apart from this, hundreds of patients are also undergoing treatment in private hospitals. The conference is being organised by the hospital administration to handle patients in a better manner.
“The conference will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Raman Singh on March 1while Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal will preside over the event,” said Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr Vivek Chaudhary, who is also a cancer specialist. The conference will be held in four sessions.
Oncologists and radiation experts will discuss techniques to wipe out cancer at the grassroots level. Post-graduate students of radiation oncology will also present research papers during the conference, Chaudhary said.
Throat cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer and oncopathology will be discussed on the first day of the two-day conference. On the second day, discussion on latest technique, pain and palliative care, gastrointestinal will
be held.
“Cancer is a deadly disease and it is important that experts come together on one platform and discuss fighting strategies against the disease,” Chaudhary said.