Dr. Radheshyam Naik

Senior Medical Oncologist & Advisory Expert, HCG Hospital, Bengaluru

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Medical Director, Sammprada – Rajalakshmi Multi Speciality Hospital, Bengaluru

Mitra CanCare is pleased to announce a webinar on “How to prevent Lung Cancer” on the 19th November 2022 led by Dr. Radheshyam Naik.

As per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) report, India is likely to witness an over seven fold rise in lung cancer cases by 2025 compared to situation a decade ago. Studies have shown that in 75% of the cases, lung cancer is detected late, leading to severe challenges for treatability and thus poor outcomes.
The best preventive measure is by avoiding risk factors and increasing protective factors which may lower your risk of getting cancer.
Read International Agency for Research on Cancer’s report on Lung Cancer.

This program will focus on the topic of “How to prevent Lung Cancer”.

About Dr. Radheshyam Naik

Dr. Radheshyam Naik is a renowned Oncologist with more than 3 decades of experience. Dr. Radheshyam Naik is one of the pioneers of Bone Marrow Transplant and has performed more than 500 transplants.
Dr. Radheshyam Naik did his MD from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Mangalore, and DM (Fellowship) from Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore. He had worked with Manipal Hospitals for seven years and Curie Centre of Oncology for over ten years.
He received advanced training from the world’s leading institutions like M.D. Anderson Cancer Institute, USA; International School for Cancer Care, Oxford, UK; and University of New South Wales, Australia, to name a few.

He has a special interest in the Bone Marrow Transplant program and has also undergone advanced training at Hadassah University, Israel; Detroit Medical Center, USA; The New York hospital & Medical Center, USA; and Cornell Medical Center and at Harper Hospital, Michigan, USA.
He has had an excellent professional career spanning 30 years in managing haematological disorders, with several peer-reviewed publications in leading medical journals. His special interests include Bone Marrow Transplant, as well as new drug development and clinical trials.

He specializes in Allogenic BMT, Autologous BMT, Mini Transplants, Bloodless BMT and Haploid BMT.

He is also renowned for Preventive Oncology practice in India.

He is an expert in screening of individuals in the clinic for the presence of common cancers using a variety of tools such as risk factor assessment, pedigree charting, clinical examination, and biochemical profiling.

His commentary on simulation models for breast cancer management has been accepted for publication in the special edition on recent advances in cancer prevention and treatment by the Journal ”Cancer Control”.
He is working towards building a collaborative partnership with the Institute of Public Health, Bangalore, and other NGOs such as Narayana Health to address health in the domains of tobacco/alcohol de-addiction as well as screening services for noncommunicable diseases.