Aparna Parikh: Addressing the surge in Youth Cancer Diagnoses at HLTH USA 2024

Aparna Parikh shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Greater numbers of younger people are being diagnosed with cancers than ever before. While we have made significant advancements in treatments, we must continue to evolve our approach and understanding of this reality to meet the challenge – including early detection.

Join me at at HLTH USA 2024 on the 20th to dive into a compelling and insightful conversation on the topic, alongside my panelists, including Harlan Levine , MD, President, Health Innovation and Policy City of Hope, Karen Louise Tollefson, Chief Oncology Medical Officer Pfizer.”

Dr. Aparna R. Parikh is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a Gastrointestinal Oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she has been practicing since September 2016. She is affiliated with the Tucker Gosnell Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers and the Henri and Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies. Dr. Parikh’s clinical interests include clinical trials, clinical research, gastrointestinal cancer, global health, immunotherapy, and Phase I clinical trials.