Mohali:- On the eve of World Cancer Day, 25 riders participated in a bikeathon. The bikeathon was organised by Park Hospital, Mohali in association with biking community, Full Throttle Nation Group to spread awareness about cancer.
On the occasion, the Park Hospital team, including Director Medical Oncology Dr Sandeep Kukkar and Dr Harinderpal Singh, Senior Consultant-Surgical Oncology Dr Vijay Jagar, Consultant-Radiation Oncology Dr Jobanjit Kaur and Dr Arnav Tiwari and Consultant-Nuclear Medicine Dr Ashish Kamra shared information about the growing trends in cancer.
Director Medical Oncology Dr Sandeep Kukkar said that 3 million people in India are suffering from cancer and every year 15.6 lakh new cases are reported and 8.7 lakh people die due to cancer. A few decades ago, breast cancer was seen only after the age of fifty. Now breast cancer is more common at a younger age and more than 70% of the cases are in advanced stages.
Director-Medical Oncology Dr Harinderpal Singh said that one-third of cancers can be prevented with lifestyle changes. He said that breast self-examination and mammography are good techniques to reduce breast cancer cases at early stages and simple tests like chest X-ray can help in catching cancer at an early stage.
Park Hospital is the largest super specialty hospital network in North India with 19 hospitals, 3500 beds, 800 ICU beds, 14 Cath Labs, 45 Modular OTs and over 1000 doctors.
According to Dr Vijay Jagad, Senior Consultant-Surgical Oncology, Park Hospital, Breast Cancer has now surpassed Cervical Cancer to become the most common and deadly malignant disease of the new era. Breast Cancer affects 2.1 million women every year and 2.20 lakh new cases are reported in India every year.
Dr Jobanjit Kaur, Consultant Radiation Oncology, said that the number of new cancer cases is expected to increase by about 12 percent to 18 percent by 2026 compared to 2020.
Consultant Radiation Oncology Dr Arnav Tiwari said that India is recording the highest prevalence of oral cancer with 1.75 lakh new cases being reported every year. Tobacco and gutkha contribute to 90 per cent of oral cancer cases.