Aimed at providing special facilities for cancer patients from Bihar and their families seeking advanced treatment in Mumbai, the state government has approved an allocation of Rs 314.20 crore for the construction of the proposed 30-storey building.
Life beyond Cancer (LBC), a non-profit initiative, along with Rotary Clubs under District 3291 organised an impactful awareness evening, dedicated to the survival and well being of pediatric cancer patients, with the motto: “No Child Should Die of Cancer”.
The five-year relative survival rate for cancer patients, reflecting their likelihood of living compared with the general population, stood at 72.9 per cent, South Korea's health ministry said Thursday.
Especially, if an elderly patient knows about his end-stage diagnosis of cancer,this leaves them disheartened. Such patients need more emotional, psychological, and social support.
An official spokesperson said earlier, in terms of giving monthly pension to cancer patients, Tripura was the only state in the country that has been giving monthly financial assistance of Rs.1000 to stage-III cancer patients.
The OPD registrations will be done from 8 am to 1 pm on all working days. Earlier, the patients had to register for OPD appointments between 8 am and 11.30 am.
The Bagchi-Karunashraya city space and palliative home care services for cancer patients was inaugurated at Gandamunda in the city yesterday by Chief Secretary Sri Suresh Chandra Mahapatra.
It may be noted here that AIIMS Bhubaneswar has now become the only government hospital in the eastern part of India and state of Odisha to have its own PET-CT equipment.
Since most of the resources are directed to deal with the Covid-19 cases, such patients are now exhibiting the aggravated condition of their disease status.
The study, published in the journal Cancer Cell, indicated that among the 131 patients studied, 94 per cent developed antibodies to the coronavirus.
