Let us stop calling cancer patients as survivors. It sounds so pessimistic!

Let’s us not even call them crusaders. In these times of “inclusivity” they don’t need a special “tag”. These tags further stigmatize cancer patients and their families. Cancer is becoming a common chronic disease. We need to create awareness in our society to detect cancers at early stage. Cancer, when diagnosed early, requires lesser treatment, has lesser side effects and cost and better outcomes.

Cancer treatments have hugely evolved in last few decades leading to better outcomes and survival. In this current era of artificial intelligence and molecular/genetics, this pace of development of newer and more effective therapies is likely to become faster. Life is beautiful and there is certainly hope beyond hope…. On this world cancer day, let’s all pledge to create awareness about cancer and remove fear and stigma attached with its diagnosis and treatment.

Finally, PIPAC is offered only in select centers such as ours which select appropriate patients for best outcomes. There is substantial evidence already and more data is emerging, reporting superior survival and quality of life when PIPAC is used.

Multiple sessions are usually required, but it is a safe and effective procedure when performed selectively and effectively. Cost prohibitions do exist because of the extensive number of disposable products used during this procedure.

Overall, PIPAC is an encouraging new treatment option offering better outcomes for selected patients with abdominal cancer and is worth considering especially when other options have been exhausted.