Jammu: In a major move towards cancer awareness and treatment in Jammu and Kashmir, Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu, in association with bcpbf-The Cancer Foundation and Friends of GMC Jammu, is going to organize Mission Cancer on February 4, 2025, at the GMC Auditorium, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu.
The event, focused on the progress made in cancer treatment and the approach to tackle the disease, will see the crème de la crème of medical experts, policymakers, and healthcare professionals under one roof.
The Chief Guest for the event will be Dr. Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, while the Guests of Honor include Ms. Sakeena Masood (Itoo), Hon’ble Minister for Health & Medical Education, School Education, Higher Education, and Social Welfare, UT of J&K; Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Secretary to the Government, Health & Medical Education, UT of J&K; Prof. Mohammad Ashraf Ganie, Director SKIMS, Srinagar; and Dr. Pavan Malhotra, Director Principal & Professor of Pharmacology, ASCOMS & Hospital, Jammu.
The inauguration ceremony will mark the start at 11:00 AM. From 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM, leading lectures from experts would cover major elements of the contemporary treatments for cancer.
There would be oncologists talking on prime topics including robotic cancer surgery, precision radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and cellular therapy. Dr Sameer Kaul, senior consultant at the Apollo Cancer Institute, New Delhi, will talk on robotic cancer surgery, and Dr Rakesh Jalali, medical director of Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai, will present on precision radiation therapy. Dr. Vijay Patil, Director of Sunact Cancer Institute, Mumbai, will present insights on cellular therapy for solid cancers, and Dr. Dipanjan Panda from Apollo Cancer Institute, New Delhi, will share the role of immunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy in advanced biliary tract cancer. The session will also focus on evolving trends in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer by Dr. Sunny Jandyal, Senior Consultant in Medical Oncology, Jammu.
