Dr. Bhavesh Balar is a board-certified hematologist and oncologist on staff at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ, where he serves as chairman of the hospital’s Cancer Committee. He is also a medical director at Regional Cancer Care Associates in New Jersey. He contributed this article to Live Science’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
As an oncologist, I’m frequently asked why so many people these days are being diagnosed with cancer. Considering the significant inroads we’ve made over the past 50 years in terms of cancer research, prevention, diagnosis and treatment, it doesn’t seem to make sense.
The good news is that each of us is more likely to survive a cancer diagnosis and go on to enjoy a high quality of life than at any other time in history. There are estimated to be nearly 14.5 million cancer survivors in the United States.
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