Thisweek Personality : Dr Shiva Kumar Uppala on the occasion of World Cancer Day 

4^th February 2022. India registered 1.3 million new cancer cases in the year 2020. Globally the picture is not very different new cancer cases jumped to over 23 million in 2019 from 18.7 million in 2010. For a long time people saw cancer as an end of life. On the occasion of world cancer day Thisweek India. News interacted with  Dr. Shiva Kumar Uppala MS (General Surgery), MCh (Surgical Oncology), he has won the prestigious Vidya Shree’ award, and fellowships in Minimal Access Surgery (FMAS). He is one of the top doctors in surgical oncology. He specializes in minimal access surgical techniques, with expertise in Gynaecologic cancers, Breast cancer, Stomach cancer, Thyroid cancer, Head and Neck cancer. He has treated over 10000 patient and performed over 3000 cancer surgeries across 14 years of his medical experience. He works on the belief of holistic treatment for each of his patients. He also strives to make cancer treatment affordable for the common man without compromising the quality of care.