“Many Cancers are Treatable, when Detected Early”

Cancer continues to rage on in India as in other Asian countries. India stands highest is lip and cavity cancers, second in breast and cervical cancers. The Indian Cancer Society strongly believes that “Many Cancers are treatable, when detected early.” Hence early stage diagnosis has become one of the major concerns for India in the last decade. Special clinics are getting established that specialize in rapid and precise investigations. Hospitals are ramping up their diagnostic labs with advanced diagnostic tools and AI machines for clear imaging and pathological investigations. Early detection of cancer increases the chances of successful treatment and better survival rate. In an interview with The Indian Practitioner, Dr Srinivas Chilukuri, Senior Consultant for Radiation Oncology (Paediatrics, Urology and Thoracic) of Apollo Proton Cancer Centre shares his expertise in advanced diagnosis of various cancers. Dr Chilukuri contributed significantly to establishing RapidArc, IGRT, SRS and SBRT programme at Yashoda Cancer Institute (YCI). He was instrumental in establishing and running Varian School for High Precision Radiotherapy (in collaboration with Varian Medical Systems), which has till date trained more than 220 radiation oncologists and physicists across the Indian subcontinent.