Agra: Leading physicians and surgeons from all over the country discussed advances in surgical oncology and radiation relating to various forms of cancers in head and neck, spine, breast, rectum, liver, pancreas, appendix, kidney and bladder at a “Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programme on Oncology” organized by the department of surgery, J N Medical College (JNMC), Aligarh Muslim University ( AMU ), in collaboration with the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Hospital, New Delhi on Thursday.Discussing the old and new modalities of treating various forms of cancers, Dr Leena Dadhwal. a senior consultant, surgical oncology, said the accuracy of diagnosis and the effectiveness of the treatment plan are often the main causes of concern for the patient as these play a critical role in determining the treatment journey and its final outcome.Doctor Kundan Singh Chufal, senior radiation oncologist, delineated latest radio-therapeutic management of cancers in pre-operative and post-operative stages using IMRT, IGRT and Stereotactic body radiotherapy techniques.Senior consultant, head and neck surgical oncology Dr Mudit Agarwal delivered a talk on how robotic surgery for different head and neck cancers is different from other surgeries. He also spoke about surgical management of breast, gastrointestinal and head and neck cancers.Welcoming Dadhwal, Chufal and Agarwal, guest speakers at the CME; professor Mohamamd Aslam, chairperson, department of surgery, urged faculty members and the residents to get trained in the recent developments relating to the diagnosis and treatment of various forms of cancer. Prof Aslam announced that the RGCI will collaborate with JNMC to train resident doctors and faculty members of the department of surgery.The CME also held a panel discussion. Dr Pallavi Nigam conducted the programme.

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