Nagpur : PINK CME, a grand interactive Symposium on women cancer is organized on sunday, 14-oct-2018 at 9.00 am at hotel center point by academy of medical science, nagpur. In the afternoon at 3.00 PM there will be public awareness program on Breast Cancer at the same venue as informed by Dr. Harish Warbhe, President of the Academy of Medical Science, Nagpur this program is organized In Association with Nagpur Obstetrics & Gynecologist society and Association of surgeons of Nagpur.
There is a significant increase in the incidence and cancer-associated morbidity and morbidity in indian subcontinent as described in globel and indian studies. Earlier cervical cancer was the most common cancer in indian women but now the incidence of breast cancer has surpassed cervical cancer and is leading cause of cancer death, althrough cervical cancer still remains most common in rural india. Young age has been found as a major risk factor for breast cancer in indian women. Breast cancer projection for india during time period 20120 suggests the number to go as high as 1797900 Better health awareness and availability of breast cancer screening program and treatment facilities would cause a favorable and positive clinical picture in the country.
Dr. supdeep Gupta, Deputy Director, Tata Cancer hospital, Mumbai, Will talk on resent advances in chemotherapy in breast cancer.Dr. mandar nadkarni, Breast onco- Surgeon, Kokilaben Dhirubhai ambani haospital, Mumbai , Dr. Hemant Togaokar, Gyne-Onco Surgeon, PD hinduja Hospital, will take on breast cancer.
Mega public Awareness program on breast cancer is organized at the same avenue at 3 PM All the experts in the field will guide people on variouss aspects of breast cancer and how
to prevent it. This program is in association with Rotary Clube of Nagpur, Lion Clube of nagpur Medicos and JCINagpur medicos. Dr Amol Dongre, medical Oncologist from Alexis Hospital Will moderate this program, the event is free for all to attend.
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