World Cancer Day 2026
By:-Dr. Geeta Kadayaprath, Lead – Breast Surgical Oncology, Apollo Athenaa Women’s Cancer Centre, Delhi,
On World Cancer Day, Apollo Athenaa underscores the need to reimagine women’s cancer care through a life-stage-led lens. A woman’s body undergoes distinct biological transitions-from adolescence and the reproductive years to pregnancy, menopause, and beyond-and cancer intersects with each of these phases in profoundly different ways.
Treating women’s cancers as an extension of general oncology often overlooks critical considerations such as fertility preservation, hormonal health, bone health, emotional wellbeing, and long-term quality of life. At Apollo Athenaa, women’s oncology is approached as a specialised discipline-integrating advanced medical expertise with a deep understanding of a woman’s evolving physical and emotional needs.
When care is designed around a woman’s stage of life, not just her diagnosis, outcomes improve and recovery becomes more holistic. With cancer incidence rising among younger women, specialised, women-centric cancer care is no longer optional-it is essential to delivering truly patient-first medicine.