VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Together we are Bigger than Cancer
Kenneth Daniel Tan , President of the Asia Pacific-Japan region at Varian Medical Systems , discusses innovative cancer care and Varian ’ s vision of a world without cancer
WRITTEN BY : LEILA HAWKINS
PRODUCED BY : KRISTOFER PALMER
Healthcare has always been Kenneth Tan ’ s calling . Having studied biotechnology , he worked in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors before moving into oncology , a field that is particularly important to him since losing his mother to cancer in 2002 .
He describes her journey through cancer treatment as filled with uncertainties and fear both for her and for Kenneth and his family . As a result , when he had an opportunity to join Varian Medical Systems , their vision for creating a world without fear of cancer particularly resonated . “ I immediately wanted to be part of this fight to beat cancer ” he says . “ It ’ s such a clear and simple vision ”.
“ In the future , I believe the approach we take with many types of cancer will be the same approach we take with any chronic illness nowadays – screen early , diagnose early , and treat early so patients can continue to live a high quality of life . We believe that ’ s possible , and with that possibility the fear disappears because from
94 April 2021