Doctor Suresh H. Advani is a pioneer in medical oncology in India. Based in Mumbai, Dr Advani has helped many people recover from cancer in his long career. The wheelchair-bound doctor has also been awarded Padma Bhushan (2002) and Padma Shri (2002) by the government because of his work in oncology. The eminent doctor was in the field was in Vadodara to attend a medical conference of OnvoVad 2019 organized by HGC Cancer Center on the occasion of World Cancer Day. He talked to us about his long experience in the field. He says, "Breast cancer in the last 5 years has increased immensely, especially in the US. 1 in 8 people gets cancer in the USA. In Mumbai, it is 1 in 28. In a small town in India, the ratio is 1 in 100. There are many factors for this, including what you are eating. In the US and in Mumbai, there's a lot of consumption of fast food as compared to a small town where people eat fresh and exercise more. The other reason is that the age of marriage in the USA is late for w

Author-Sweta Joshi