Cancer: Challenges for The Future of Patient Care

The rising number and age of the global population are going to increase the number of cases of cancer and these individuals will require expensive and complex clinical care. This situation is unsustainable, therefore new approaches will be needed to address these critical issues. Scientific research has led to many advances in care and continues to provide more insights into the nature of these diseases. However, the availability of data from even an individual cancer cell is on a scale that increases the complexity of interpretation to glean new fundamental insights. Nevertheless, such insights are addressing key issues with respect to prediction of progression, likelihood of spread and even responsiveness to therapies. But when such fundamental data is aligned with linked patient data, the impact can be very significant. Novel techniques from computer imaging, robotics and molecular diagnostics, coupled with machine learning and neural networks will revolutionise the way patient care is managed. These approaches will also require wholesale changes in the system of delivery of patient care. Where, how, who by and what care will be delivered have to be questioned and extrapolated predictions for future needs have acquired particular importance.

Date

4 Oct 2018

Time

5:30pm – 7pm

Venue

JC 2, Level 1, Sunway University

Speaker

Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz FRS FRCP FMedSci
Chairman, Cancer Research UK
Emeritus Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge
Honorary Distinguished Professor, Sunway University and
the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences