A national conference-cum-continuing medical education programme of the Indian Railways

National conference on cancer

A national conference-cum-continuing medical education programme of the Indian Railways Cancer Institute and Research Centre-CRICON 2009- would be held at the Cancer Research Institute, Lahartara, on Saturday.

A national conference-cum-continuing medical education (CME) programme of the
Indian Railways Cancer Institute and Research Centre-CRICON 2009-
Would be held at the Cancer Research Institute (CRI), Lahartara, on Saturday.

Giving details at a press conference on Thursday, medical director, CRI, Varanasi (NER),
Dr TP Srivastava said the one-day programme would focus on creating awareness about
early detection of cancer cases in the region.

The programme would also witness discussions on recent developments and advancements in the treatment of cancer, he added.

Chief specialist, CRI, Dr PK Mishra said there would be as many as six technical
sessions on different aspects of cancer, including radiology and nuclear medicine,
cancer of uterine cervix, breast cancer and oral cancer.