Popular Science Lecture on "Understanding Cancer!"
Popular Science Lecture on "Understanding Cancer!"
Wednesday, 19th December 2007: 3:30 to 5:00 pm, Auditorium I in Gujarat Science City
The Gujarat Science City is announcing the popular science lecture on the topic " Understanding Cancer" to be delivered by Dr. Pankaj M. Shah, Hon. Director, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad on the Wednesday, 19th December 2007 at 3.30 pm.
The lecture is 18th of the popular science lecture series titled as " SCIENCE MATTERS " that aims to bring awareness among the young students, parents, teachers and the media persons about the fascinating world of basic sciences and its promising future. The series deals with topics on frontier areas of science and technology for the spreading of new knowledge and awareness among the students as well as the public at large.
Cancer is a perfectly natural process where, to put it simply, an overworked and weakened immune system cannot kill it as fast as it is multiplying. Cancer does not develop for some unknown reason. The talk will explore on why and how it develops, and to understand how to support our body so that it may more effectively fight cancer, it may never be too late to get healthy again.
A very small percentage of cells in every person who has ever lived turn cancerous. And the body usually gets rid of those cancerous cells before they do harm. This process has been going on for ages. It is only when more cancer cells are being created than the body can get rid of that the problem comes. With increased toxins, viruses, carcinogens, etc. our immune systems have become significantly overworked and weakened.
The lecture and interaction will trace the way to change the internal environment to one in which cancer cannot thrive. Just as we couldn't live on Mars with no oxygen, cancer can't exist in cells where there is enough oxygen. Unfortunately, all too often our cells are low in oxygen. Fortunately it is possible to increase the levels of oxygen in cells, thus, making your body's internal environment a place where cancer can't easily survive.
Dr. Pankaj M. Shah is a distinguished physician and scientist and carried out pioneer work in cancer disease treatment and its researches. He was worked with World Health Organisation in Cancer Chemotherapy Course in ESSWN, West Germany in 1973. He established the discipline of meical Oncology in the country and is the pioneer of Oncology Specialist in India. He was served as Secretary to Gujarat Cancer Society for a period of 1998 to 2003. As an academician he has explored a numerous case studies and published significant research findings in national and international journals. For his pioneering work, he has received the prestigious Ruby Hall Oncology Excellence Award to the tune of Rs.1.00 lakh cash which he donated to Gujarat Cancer Society to initiate Dr. T. B. Patel Travel Research Grant to Scientists.
Cancer is often an eye-opener, teaching us that life is too short to postpone what we really want. It starts us thinking about how much we really enjoy life. In that respect, it can really be a positive experience because those who have cancer can use it in positive ways, to grow and to change their ways for the better and to profoundly affect the lives of loved ones around them in deeply positive ways. The interaction on 'Understanding Cancer' will explore many more examples and experiences by the eminent physician, who will give an insight how to tackle such deadly disease and to maintain a healthy life for the future to come.
We invite one and all to attend the programme at Auditorium I in the Science City.
With warm regards.
Narottam Sahoo
Gujarat Science City
Cell No. 9879553960
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