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IGCS Council has selected Dr. Abhishek Shankar(Well-known oncologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Lady Hardinge Medical College) to receive a 2021 IGCS Distinguished Advocacy Award.
Dr. Abhishek Shankar is the founder of the Indian Society of Clinical Oncology where they are developing the capacity of young aspiring oncology. He was born and raised in Warisaliganj, Nawada.
He has done his intermediate level from Science College in Patna. Then he went to the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, then to the Christian Medical College, then to AIIMS, Delhi, then to the USA for a Cancer Control and Prevention fellowship, and then back to India.
This award recognizes advocates, other individuals, and advocacy organizations that provide active, dedicated service to patients/survivors, families, and caregivers on a local, regional, or international level and persistently engage in the fight against gynecologic and other cancers.
The IGCS annually honors up to three individuals and organizations from different regions of the world, with special consideration for those working together beyond their community or country of residence.
This award will be presented during the IGCS Annual Conference Opening Event is being held at the Auditorium Parco Della Musica in Rome, Italy, on September 1, 2021, at 12:45 PM CET. It will be broadcast virtually to delegates who are unable to travel.
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