Panaji, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has underlined the importance of integrating traditional and modern medicine in cancer treatment and strengthening palliative care services.

The coastal state has taken pioneering steps in integrative oncology by combining the strengths of Ayurveda , yoga and modern medicine, he said while inaugurating the 38th National Conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Oncology (IASO NATCON 2025) held last weekend.

The four-day conference, themed "OncoVoyage: Sea to Summit, Navigating Cancer Surgery," was hosted by the Gokarma Oncology Association near Panaji and it brought together leading oncologists, surgeons, researchers and healthcare professionals from across India and also abroad.

In his inaugural address, Sawant pointed out that

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