Democratising Cancer Care: In Conversation with Dr. Jasmeet Sidhu, Punjab’s Pediatric CAR-T Pioneer

Punjab has achieved a significant medical milestone with the successful treatment of a 15-year-old leukaemia patient using CAR-T cell therapy—the first such procedure in the state.  A clinical team led by Dr. Jasmeet Sidhu at the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre carried out the landmark treatment, signalling that advanced, world-class cancer care driven …