Did you know that smoking, exposure to sunlight, tobacco and areca nut (supari) use have all been linked to oral cancer? Despite being one of the most preventable cancers, oral cancer kills nearly one person every hour of every day of the year worldwide. Considered as the global epicenter of this disease, India contributes to almost one-third of the global oral cancer burden.
Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center invite you to a critical discussion around the importance of screening, early diagnosis, and prevention of oral cancer. Join our panel of experts as they share multi-pronged strategies to combat the challenge of oral cancer in India and the world, and find out what you can do to reduce your risk for this deadly disease.
PANELISTS:
Salvatore Caruana
Director, Head and Neck Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center
Arjun Singh
Fellow, Head and Neck Surgery, Tata Memorial Hospital
Monika Arora
Director & Professor, Health Promotion Division, Public Health Foundation of India
MODERATOR:
Ravina Aggarwal
Director, Columbia Global Centers | Mumbai