Apollo Cancer Institutes, Hyderabad hosts uro oncology course

Over 100 delegates from all over India, comprising budding uro-oncology surgeons; postgraduate urology trainees; medical oncologists and radiation oncologists, attended the course The Department of Uro-oncology, Apollo Cancer Institutes, Hyderabad; hosted the 5th edition of the two-day 'Introduction to Uro-oncology course' in collaboration with the Academy of Uro-oncology and Society of Genitourinary oncologists (OGO), at the Apollo Medical College, Jubilee Hills. Over 100 delegates from all over India, comprising budding uro-oncology surgeons; postgraduate urology trainees; medical oncologists and radiation oncologists, attended the course. The course imparted knowledge of various techniques of neuro-oncology care and the latest treatment modalities. 18 eminent uro-oncology surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists from all over India were involved in teaching the course. For proper management of any cancer in the body, understanding the tumour biology, patho-physiology and genomic structure is vital; hence these topics were included in addition to the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects in the management of various urological cancers, says Dr Sanjai Addla, the course organizer and senior surgical consultant in uro-oncology, Apollo Cancer Institutes, Hyderabad. “Good communication is at the core of all good medical care”, said Dr N Ragavan, senior surgical uro-oncologist, Apollo cancer institutes, Chennai. Hence a session was dedicated to enlightening the young trainees on advanced communication skills, breaking bad news etc.