ANTARA BOSE
Jamshedpur, Nov 5: Cancer care in Jamshedpur will witness some new facilities as the Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital (MTMH) has a range of new services for critically ill indoor cancer patients.
The MTMH will soon have a four-bed ICU facility for critically ill patients. Along with it, it will now also have special sterile cabins for neutropenic patients of leukaemia, those who are prone to infection. This apart, Jharkhand’s first lutetium therapy for prostate cancer patients will also be inaugurated in December this year. A second MRI facility is also slated for the inauguration.
Addressing a press meet on Saturday, Dr Sujata Mitra, director, MTMH said that new facilities are all set for better cancer treatment in Jamshedpur. “Apart from the existing facilities like
radiotherapy, imaging including CT, MRI and PET-CT; pathological facilities and palliative care, there are some new additions that will help in advanced treatment of cancer patients in the city,” said Dr Mitra who is also the head of Nuclear Medicine with The Tata Main Hospital.
Apart from the facilities, MTMH in collaboration with the Inner Wheel Club of Jamshedpur shall also take part in a massive cancer awareness rally on Nov 7. As a part of the cancer awareness month observed by the Inner Wheel Club, about 300 students from 25 schools will participate in a walk on Nov 7 followed by a slogan writing competition, street plays and other activities. The aim is to raise awareness through children. President of the Inner Wheel Club of Jamshedpur Amrita Rao, secretary Sarika Singh and senior member Aruna Taneja shared the information in the same press meet.
There are about 30,000 total patient admissions in MTMH every year out of which 10,000 are new cases every year. While breast cancer is the highest kind of cancer detected at MTMH, it is followed by cervical cancer, oral cancer and lung cancer and thus awareness plays a key role in combating this fatal lifestyle disease. The awareness rally on Nov 7 will be flagged off by the District Chairman of Inner Wheel Club of Jamshedpur Rita Jha. A small talk on signs, symptoms, awareness, prevention and detection shall also be delivered to students on the spot.
“There are fatalities but there are survivors too. We have also invited cancer patients who are fighting every day. Awareness is needed because it is fatal and the cases are rising too. Therefore, we want to involve young students, teachers and their parents so that there is maximum awareness.
