Act of observation and biology of Cancer

Biomedical research in oncology have followed two major pathways.  A reductionist approach delving deeper into smaller and smaller fraction of the whole and second larger and larger database being churned.  Unfortunately, the impact of this activity in cancer clinic has been far less than expected.  There is an urgent need to revisit our assumption.  The pivotal step in cancer management that decides who wins the host or the cancer is “metastasis”.  There are innumerable studies in vitro and in vivo that have explored the mechanism of metastasis.  But unfortunately, correction of these  mechanisms have not yielded the desired result.  We at TMH have focused on when does metastasis occur rather than how does it occur.  Our   studies have unveiled the importance of act of observation and its impact on Biology of Cancer.  We will present clinical and laboratory data to evaluate the impact of act of observation and its potential application in preventing metastasis.

About Dr. Rajendra A. Badwe:

Dr. Rajendra A. Badwe is Professor, Surgical Oncology &  Director Tata Memorial Centre. He did his MBBS (Bombay) (1979), Ms (Gen. Surgery) (1982) from  KEM Hospital Bombay, Super-Speciality Training In Cancer Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital London (1989-92), Breast Unit Guy's Hospital London & Lecturer, Breast Unit, Breast Cancer Speciality Training At Hedley Atkin's Tata Memorial Hospital 1983-1989.

Dr. Badwe won numerous awards and honors, including Padma Shri (2013) and Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award (2013)

Dr. Badwe carried out original research at Guy's Hospital London on 'Timing Of surgery during the menstrual cycle for operable breast cancer', which has changed the treatment planning in England and east coast Of USA.

Dr. Badwe is reviewer for  Lancet, BJC, Cancer, International  Journal of Surgery
Annals of Oncology,  Indian Journal of Surgery, Indian Journal of Cancer and is the Editorial Board Member of The Breast International Journal of Surgery, Mammology.

Dr. Badwe is aMember of WHO, Guidelines Committee, UICC TNM Committee, Breast Health Global Initiative, ICMR Task force for Breast Cancer 2003, DBT Chronic Disease Scientific Committee, MCI Committee for Planning Super-specialty Training, MUHS Academic Council, HBNI Academic Council, Association of Surgeons of India, Indian Society of Clinical Oncology, Indian Breast group, Women’s Cancer Initiative, Institutional Body of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Post graduate medical education committee of India MCI from  2012,  Council of Advisor for Science and Technology (CAST)of Open Health System Laboratories (OHSL), USA, December 2012. 

He has 106 publications to his credit.