Private hospitals and research centres should take leadership role for cancer detection: Guv
Orissa Governer Murali Chandrakanta Bhandare speaking at the 3rd anniversary of Hemalata Hospital in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.
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Bhubaneswar ( Orissa): Orissa Governer Murali Chandakanta Bhandare called for more awareness of cancer and its early detection.
Speaking at the 3rd Anniversary celebration of Hemalata Hospitals and Research Centre here on Saturday the Governor said even Private hospitals and research centres must take leadership role in organizing cancer detection camps, public awareness programmes in the rural areas and continuing medical education (CMEs) for Doctors serving in peripherial pockets.
He also urged the primary level physicians to update their knowledge base in cancer, so they can detect the disease progression in an early stage.
On this occasion former Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and President of World Federation of Surgical Oncology, Prof. Hari Shankar Shukla said tobacco quitting can reduce 30 to 40 percent cancer cases in the Country.
He also warned that stale and infectious food can also lead towards stomach and esophagus cancer. So everyone must be aware of their consumption and must not ignore wounds which are not healing in due course of time as they could also lead to cancerous proportion in the body, he added.
Chief Managing Director of Hemalata Hospitals and Research Centre Dr. A. K. Rath said there are 8 percent cancer patients in the country and it will go up to 12 percent by the year 2030.
Till date total 3,125 cancer cases have been registered in the centre, out of which 1,235 cases has been chemotherapy, 755 cases surgery and 1728 cases total body CT scan effected.
Director Hospital Service of the Centre Dr. J.C.Mohanty was present on this occasion.
