A patient-centered approach to cancer treatment was emphasized.

Lahore: ‘No one is winning the war against cancer.’ These soothing words of Dr. Ezra Raza, world-renowned oncologist, author, and professor at Columbia University, resonated with an enthralled audience at LUMS, where he recently held a series of thought-provoking talks.

According to a press release, Dr. Raza challenged conventional thinking, urging a shift from reactive care to proactive prevention. Despite spending billions of dollars on cancer research, he noted that treatment today still follows a ‘slash, poison, and burn’ approach.

In a joint session with Dr. Stavrola Kostini, professor of biophysics at Columbia University, Dr. Raza emphasized a revolutionary, patient-centered approach that begins by detecting disease in the first cell, where wellness turns into disease. It starts to happen. His famous book, The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last, delves into these themes.