An interdisciplinary approach to cancer prevention and management got a shot in the arm on Saturday with the inauguration of the Centre for Integrative Oncology at National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research in Noida. The centre was the result of a brainstorming last year, in which cancer specialists from India and the US, along with representatives from the AYUSH ministry participated.
NICPR Noida (Image source: nicpr.res.in)
The centre will give out five senior research fellowships and five post-doctoral ones every year to facilitate cancer research.
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, secretary, Minsitry of Health and director of the Indian Council for Medical Research said that natural systems of medicine had a holistic approach in comparison with allopathy. Research here is expected to focus on risk factors, specially dietary ones.
The cente will also aim to develop collaborations for cancer prevention and research and care using an integrated system of medicine with inputs from traditional systems as well as cutting edge of modern research.
