Author: Dr Prabhat Kumar
WORLD CANCER DAY / FEBRUARY 4 Cancer is a dreaded disease, mostly detected at late stages but it can be prevented or cured, if detected early. Cancer detection has long been dependent on tumour tissue biopsies which can be obtained by surgical procedures which are both resource- and labour-intensive and are usually performed only after symptoms become clinically evident. While histopathology (microscopic study of diseased tissues and cells) remains the diagnostic gold standard, its reliance on surgical or needle-based sampling creates inherent bottlenecks for population screening, early diagnosis, and easy monitoring. In India, a substantial proportion of cancers (~70%) are…