Updating the Economics of the War on Cancer

India ICCA Team, Bangalore/Bengaluru, India

Since the 1970s U.S. ‘War on Cancer’, there have been a series of global and national public efforts to reduce the incidence and severity of cancer. The economics behind cancer incidence and treatment however needs rethinking to accommodate its dynamic industrial organisation. This panel presents research toward updating the economics of cancer, from early findings that have emerged from the India research team at NCBS-TIFR of the Innovation for Cancer Care in Africa project (ICCA). It also includes a discussion with 3 leading Indians: a cancer scientist, clinician, and scientist-CEO, on  bridging their own experiences with multidisciplinary approaches to addressing cancer.

Speakers

• Dr. Dimple Notani, Assistant Professor, National Centre of Biological Sciences – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research  (India)
• Dr Pawan Mehrotra, Founding Endeavourer, Aarna Biomedical Products (India)
• Dr Ravi Kannan, Director, Cachar Cancer Hospital (India)
• Prof. Smita Srinivas, India Lead, and Co-I, Innovation for Cancer Care in Africa Project (ICCA) – The Open University UK; Visiting Professor and National Centre for Biological Sciences – Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCBS-TIFR) (India)

Date and time: 2:30pm-3:30pm IST (9-10am GMT)

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