𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗔 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩-𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗔.𝗖. 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶 Former Director, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute 🎥 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 — 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 “Cancer rates in Mizoram are nearly three times the national average — and still, we don’t fully understand why.” In this episode of #ICGAVoices, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗔.𝗖. 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶 spotlights a silent emergency unfolding in India’s North-East: 🔹 The region has the 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 in the country 🔹 Unusual cancers — 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗹, 𝗻𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗹 — dominate 🔹 But there’s a critical missing piece: 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 Without it, we are left treating symptoms — not causes. 🧬 𝗜𝗖𝗚𝗔 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 — by building India’s first nationwide cancer genome map, designed to include underrepresented regions like the North-East. 📈 While ICGA’s data is currently under controlled access — 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, with equity and scientific transparency at its core. 💡 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 — 𝘸𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 📌 Featuring: Prof. A.C. Kataki 🎬 Watch the reel: The Hidden Crisis in North-East India youtu.be/QU5MxG6-ooU #ICGAVoices Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… 🔗 icga.in | Join us at hashtag#ICGA2025 @BorooahDr @ICMRDELHI @IndiaDST @DBTIndia @DrJitendraSingh @karandi65 @anandesh @KoppikerCb @StopCancerDoc @shekhar_mande @LabSadanandam @arvindkmurthy @deb030903 @AnuragAgrawalMD @suveeradhup #ICGAVoices #CancerInIndia #HealthEquity #CancerGenomics #NorthEastIndia #ICGA2025 #DataForGood #OpenAccessByDesign

#ICGAVoices 🎥 Rare Subtypes. Big Opportunity “A patient in Tamil Nadu might have a completely different subtype than one in Punjab — yet we treat them the same.” India’s vast genetic diversity holds clues to rare cancer subtypes that global datasets often overlook. In this #ICGAVoices reel, Prof. Anguraj Sadanandam @LabSadanandam explains why this diversity is not a challenge — it is a chance to innovate. 🔬 New subtypes. Better classifications. Localized trials. With the right data, India can lead in designing treatments tailored to its population. ICGA is building that data — a national resource to power discovery, diagnostics, and equity in cancer care. 📌 Featuring: Prof. Anguraj Sadanandam 🎬 Watch the reel: youtube.com/watch?v=twKYAK-9… -“Rare Subtypes. Big Opportunity” #ICGAVoices: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… 🔗icga.in | Join us at #ICGA2025 @ICR_London | @wellcometrust | @gatesfoundation | @BIRAC_2012 | @DBTIndia | @IndiaDST | @ICMRDELHI | @ANRFIndia @DrJitendraSingh | @rajesh_gokhale | @karandi65 | @shivkuma_k | @anandesh | @StopCancerDoc | @KoppikerCb | @shekhar_mande | @stellensatz | @suveeradhup #CancerSubtypes #ICGAVoices #CancerGenomics #PrecisionMedicine #DrugDiscoveryIndia #GenomicDiversity #DataDrivenCare #ICGA

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