Symposium on Cancer Biology from December 27

Nellore: Vikrama Simhapuri University is all set to organise a special symposium on Cancer Biology and Therapeutics as part of International symposium on Environmental Pollution, Nutrition and Genetics scheduled between December 27 and 29.

The event is being organised jointly by the Institute of Cancer Research, UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA and Chemistry department of Vikrama Simhapuri University. As many as seven delegates from the US will be taking part in the symposium apart from delegates from various parts of the country and other countries.

Vice-chancellor of Vikrama Simhapuri University Prof. G. Rajarami Reddy said that papers on the major themes related to environmental impacts with focus on risk management are being presented by experts  during the symposium.

“Protecting our environment and natural resources remains a long-term priority for both our generation and those to come. The ability to achieve these objectives depends on the development of better techniques of measurement and modeling which predict appropriate assessment of risk and allows for new solutions. The interaction between environmental risk and health is often complex and can involve a variety of social, economic and lifestyle factors. The symposium will deal with all these issues,” the V-C said.

The major themes are Occupational Health, Air Pollution, Food and safety, Environmental Education and  risk abatement, Neurotoxicology and behaviour, Human health, Environmental Bio-technology, Epidemiological studies, Nature-Human health interactions, Genetics and Genomics, Nutrition and health and  Marine Ecology and aqua culture among others.

The special symposium on Cancer and Biology & Therapeutics will deal with environmental exposure and genetic abnormalities such as mutations associated with several human diseases including cancers.

Quoting a World Health Organisation report, Prof. Rajarami Reddy said that cancers are complex diseases and responsible for approximately 13 per cent of all deaths in the world.

Among them 70 per cent deaths occur in low to middle income countries and the number of cancer cases is expected to rise to 21 million by 2030. He said that eminent scientists around the globe will present their current research in the field.