Accounting for 14% of all cancers in Indian and reported every 4 minutes, breast cancer is today amongst the most common type of cancer in women. Not only that, its incidence is on the rise both in rural and urban India. But there's good news. Age-standardized mortality in high-income countries have been coming down steadily. Breast cancer treatment can deliver higher effective outcomes : When detected early, survival probabilities can reach 90% or more. The world health Organization (WHO) has defined and deployed its global goal to bring down breast cancer related mortality by 2.5% annually, thereby hoping to avert 2.5 million breast cancer deaths globally between 2020 and 2040.

VOH INTERVENES WITH BREAST CANCER MONTH CAMPAIGN

Voice of Healthcare – in association with Viatris - will be organizing a month long online campaign during BREAST CANCER.



The virtual event – which will be designed in the form of power panel discussions, Q&A sessions and One-on-Ones, amongst other formats - will be attended by government dignitaries and top Key Opinion Leaders of India who will be sharing their views & expert thoughts through exclusive interviews. 

The overarching goal will be to gather leading minds and professionals in the space under a single roof to address the various aspects and areas of Breast Cancer – covering detection, treatment, prevention or other domains. Via a diverse swathe of activities and programs, we aim to build consensus and co-create strategic action plans that can help us bring down the number of cases, while catalysing the WHO's global goals.

Some of the topics that will be addresses during our BREAST CANCER MONTH campaign are:

Episode 1

Topic : Breast Cancer: An increasing healthcare burden. Desired Policies to bridge treatment and awareness gap

Date : 20th October , 5:00Pm - 5:40Pm

Moderator :

Dr. Shubnum Singh - Principal Advisor-Healthcare, Confederation Of Indian Industry (CII)

Speaker :

Dr. Narayanankutty Warrier - Medical Director, MVR Cancer Centre & Research Institute. 

Episode 2

Topic: Screening & Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in India 

Date: 29 October, 5:00 Pm - 5:40 Pm

Moderator:

Dr. Manish Bhatia, Senior Cancer Surgeon, Inlaks & Budhrani Hospital, Pune

Speaker:

Dr. Lalit Mohan Sharma, Senior Medical Oncologist, Shriram Cancer Centre, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur

Episode 3 

Topic: Improving Treatment Access for Breast Cancer: Hospital Infrastructure & Medicine Landscape in India

Date: 30 October, 3:30 Pm - 4:00 Pm

Moderator:

Dr. Indoo Ammbulkar, Senior Medical Oncologist, HCG Cancer Centre, Mumbai

Speaker:

Prof. Dr. S. Subramanian, Senior Medical Oncologist, Chairman & Managing Director, VS Group of Hospitals, Chennai

Dr. P S Dattatreya, Director & Chief of Medical Oncology Services, Renova Saumya Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre, Telangana

Topic: Breast Cancer in India: Treatment Modernisation Evolution Over the Last Two Decades

Date: 12 November, 12:00 Pm - 12:40 Pm

Moderator:

Dr. Seema Gulia, Professor, Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai

Speaker: 

DR. SVSS Prasad, Sr Medical Oncologist, Apollo Hospitals Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad