Technological Advancements in Cancer Treatments

What once seemed impossible in cancer research is now a reality thanks to a number of technological innovations that have led to breakthroughs in the ways we find, visualize, understand, and treat cancer. A golden era of cancer research, which encompasses the discovery and development of technologies that have permitted advancement, dawned with the signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971. Technologies and innovations like Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR), artificial intelligence, telehealth, fluid biopsy and robotic surgery are helping accelerate progress against cancer. In this quick conversation with The Indian Practitioner, Dr Sachin Marda, Senior Consultant Oncologist & Robotic Surgeon (Cancer Specialist), elaborates on the technological and technical advancements that have resulted in improvements in the ways cancer is detected and treated.