In India, the diagnosis of cancer is generally done at a very late stage due to a lack of awareness. In older adults, diagnosis is further delayed resulting from confusion due to overlapping of general symptoms and signs of ageing and cancer and lack of awareness regarding geriatric issues. A dedicated group to explore the problems faced by the older cancer patients in India and develop care protocols for this group which can focus on treatment and enhancement of QoL is the need of the hour. The SIOG India group aims to develop programmes aligned with recommendations from the Indian Government to extend support to stakeholder, government and private institutions and healthcare workers in different echelons in India to increase awareness in the area of geriatric oncology.
Meetings
The SIOG Country Group – India meets regularly online (zoom meetings) during the year.
For access to the meeting dates, agenda, other documentation, please contact the SIOG Head Office.
Member List
Co-Chairs:
Ravi Mehrotra
Joyita Banerjee
Members:
Imtiaz Ahmed
Sameeksha Dubey
Arun Kumar Goel
Prem Narasimhan
Suzanne Tanya Nethan
Anupa Pillai
Mukul Roy
Rajat Saha
Kanika Sood
Deepak Sundriyal