Cancer Research Project was started in 1994 under the guidance of Param Poojya Shri Prabhakar Keshav Sardeshmukh Maharaj and inspiration of Late Shri. Balasaheb Bharade and Mrs. Indumati Bharade. After two International Conferences, in the year 2007 BSDT organised third International Conference on ‘Ayurveda for Cancer’, which received stupendous response from the Ayurvedic as well as Allopathic fraternity stalwarts, research scientists and PG Students.

Research Papers – Patient Experience

Various research papers based on the work done by Ayurved Hospital and Research Centre were presented by Dr. Ranjeet Nimbalkar, Dr. Mrs. Vasanti Godse, Dr. Ms. Vineeta Deshmukh, Dr. Mrs. Swapna Kulkarni, Dr. Mrs. Jyoti Badwe, Dr. Sameer Gore, Dr. Shriniwas Datar, Dr. Mrs. Renuka Gayal and Dr. Mrs. Laxmi Jaiswal. Patients registered in the project also narrated their experiences regarding their fight against Cancer through positive attitude, about the benefits they achieved by the Ayurvedic and Allopathic treatment and also the diet regimen. Dr. Shrikant Bagevadikar, Dr. Mrs. Urmila Pitkar, Dr. Prashant Sawant presented their individual observations regarding the treatment given by them to Cancer patients. In the next session Dr. R. L. Marathe, Dr. Dilip Gadgil, Dr. A.U. Rehman, Dr. Mike Godfrey, Dr. Poehlmann, Dr. Vilas Nanal, Dr. Balaji Tambe, Dr. Adriana Alexandru delivered lectures on Ayurved and various other healing pathies.

Panel Discussion on ‘Directions for Research in Ayurved’

Panel discussion was held on ‘Directions for Research in Ayurved’. Dignitaries like Dr. R. D. Lele, Dr. H. S. Palep, Dr. B. G. Sahasrabudhe, Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, Dr. Shirish Kumthekar, Dr. Narendra Bhatt, Dr. S. P. Sardeshmukh, Dr. Vilas Nanal, Dr. Shrikant Bagevadikar participated in the discussion. Dr. Arvind Kulkarni chaired the session.

In the next session Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, Dr. G. R. Ekbote, Dr. P. H. Kulkarni, Dr. Mahesh Kanojia narrated their experiences on the research work done in Cancer. In the concluding session Advocate C. R. Dalvi expressed satisfaction about the work presented and extended his heartfelt wishes for the project.