From immunotherapy to Artificial Intelligence: Some recent advances in cancer treatment

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) estimates, India is likely to register over 17 lakh new cancer cases and report over eight lakh deaths by 2020.

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While the incidence of cancer has been increasing, the diagnosis and treatment progress has also been tremendous. (Photo: Getty Images/Thinkstock)

While the incidence of cancer has been increasing, we are also making tremendous progress in its diagnosis and treatment. Recent developments have changed the way cancer is treated and brought hope to those diagnosed with this life-threatening disease, remarks Dr P Dattatreya, senior consultant medical oncologist at Omega Hospitals, Hyderabad.