More than 40 senior doctors from various parts of the world attended the two-day virtual conference
Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC), conducted its second edition of the Breast Oncology Conference virtually. The theme of the conference this year was Breast Cancer Treatments – Expanding Horizons. It was
convened by members of the Breast cancer management team Dr Manjula Rao – Consultant Breast Oncoplastic Surgeon, Dr Sapna Nangia – Senior Consultant Radiation Oncology, Lead HnN, Breast,
Gynae, and Dr Bhawna Sirohi – Senior Consultant & Lead, Medical Oncology.
Preetha Reddy Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals opened the meeting with a statement encouraging the doctors, and appreciated the theme of ‘expanding horizons’. Harshad Reddy, Director – Operation, APCC, welcomed the gathering with his opening address and spoke of
the importance of a healthy debate and dialogue amongst oncologists regarding the latest developments in the field.
The conference also witnessed the launch of The Relationship & Intimacy Clinic, at APCC. The clinic was launched virtually by Guest of honour Dr Rajendra Badwe, Director, Tata Memorial Centre. The other guest of honour was Prof (Dr) GK Rath Director National Cancer Institute, Jhajjar Chief Radiologist and Professor, Head Dept of Radiation Oncology, Dr BRA Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, New Delhi.
The conference also saw speakers Venkat Ramakrishnan, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Head of the Breast Reconstruction Service, St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery, Chelmsford, UK, Dr Rachel Jimenez, Associate Program Director, Harvard Radiation Oncology Residency Program, Boston, MA, USA, Dr Raghavan Vidya, Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, Royal Wolverhampton Hospital & Spire Little Aston Hospital, Birmingham, UK, Dr Regis Resende Paulinelli, Mastology, Breast Oncoplastic Surgeon, Federal University of Goias & Araujo Jorge Hospital, Goiania, Goias, Brazil, Dr Apurna Jegannathen, Clinical Oncologist, University Hospital of North Midlands & The Nuffield Health North Staffordshire Hospitals, UK, Sankaran Narayanan, Consultant, Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon, University Hospital, North Staffordshire, UK, Dr Giuseppe Curigliano, Professor, Medical Oncologist, University of Milano & HOD, Early Drug Development, European Institute of Oncology, Italy.
