ITANAGAR, Dec 11: A Mid-term Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme on Thyroid Cancer was held at Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) which was participated by prominent Oncologists  of the Northeast.
It is worth mentioning that Papum Pare District of Arunachal Pradesh has the highest incidence of Thyroid Cancer in the country among females as per report by National Cancer Registry Program, Indian Council of Medical Research (NCRP-ICMR). 
The programme on Thyroid Cancer under the banner of Association of Oncologists of North East India (AONEI) was in collaboration with State Cancer Society of Arunachal Pradesh and Tertiary Cancer Centre, Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (TRIHMS).  
State Nodal Officer for Cancer Control Programme cum Organising Chairman Dr. S. Tsering, President AONEI Dr. C. Bhuyan, Senior Medical Oncologist from Guwahati and Secretary AONEI Dr. Vikas Jagtap, Associate Professor cum Head,Radiation Oncology from NEIGHRIMS, Shillong. Renowned Head and Neck Oncologist Professor Dr. Ashok K Das of Dr.B. Borooah Cancer Institute Guwahati, Consultant Nuclear Medicine Dr. Sandeep Taparia from Health City Hospital, Dr.Jego Ori, Assistant Professor Dept. of ENT and Dr. Hage Nobin, Assistant professor, Dept. of Pathology from TRIHMS, talked on various aspects of Thyroid Cancer Management. 

It was followed by panel discussion by experts of various disciplines of cancer management on thyroid cancer, which was moderated by Dr. Mahamaya Singh, Consultant Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, North East Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Guwahati. 

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