Kolkata hosts conference and live workshop on colorectal diseases

KOLKATA: The next few days the city will witness a series of brain storming session on the updates, insights and latest treatment modalities on colorectal diseases. Colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists, radiologists, and oncologists from across the globe have already arrived in Kolkata to exchange knowledge and through hands-on workshop and conference. Organised by CK Birla Hospitals – CMRI, Gastrocon was flagged off on Friday.
“We are increasingly seeing diseases that were relatively uncommon in the past.Colorectal diseases are one such spectrum, where doctors have had to evolve in their knowledge to cope with increasing demands. This conference attempts to gather doctors from different disciplines under one roof to try and provide a holistic approach to colorectal diseases,” said Dr. Sanjay De Bakshi, Senior Consultant.
The third most common malignancy across the world is colon cancer. It accounts for nearly 1.4 million new cases and 6, 94,000 deaths per year. The high incidence rate is possibly due to the modern lifestyle and unhealthy diet. Through Gastrocon the hospitals also aims to create awareness about the disease available diagnostic and treatment options.
“As we are a research oriented institute we are continuously deliberating and coming out with the best possible solutions for our patients. With Gastrocon, we aim to create a common platform of knowledge sharing between the medical community and our patients where we intend to spread awareness and in turn educate them on how to deal with all kinds of colorectal diseases,” said Uttam Bose, CEO. CK Birla Hospitals – CMRI.