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A paediatric oncology ward has been inaugurated at the Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) in Uttar Pradesh.This initiative precedes World Cancer Day (February 4) and International Childhood Cancer Day (February 15).The ...
this has shown that primary health centres often fail to correctly diagnose diseases such as cancer, and patients are forced to go to tertiary care facilities for a correct diagnosis, treatment and care. “When cancer is detected at an advanced stage, treatment may not be possible, which is why the survival rate is poor here [in the northeastern region],” Chandra said. To get around this problem, the Arunachal Pradesh government decided this March to start screening people for common cancers – of the stomach, liver, breast and cervix. “Stomach and liver are our priorities because the r...
On an overcast afternoon in October, 22-year-old Surabhi Arandhara stood holding her two-year-old son, Arshik Jyoti, as he cried uncontrollably. Arshik was diagnosed with lymphoma in September. Arandhara, a soft-voiced widow clad in an orange saree, choked back tears while telling us her story. Living in a remote village in Assam's Jorhat district seven hours away, Arandhara and her in-laws barely have any money for the child's treatment. With the help of a woman she fondly refers to as 'bou' (sister-in-law in Assamese), Arandhara was able to get in touch with a regional news channel in Guw...