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Robotic surgery, a better solution for cancer treatment
Global Cancer Trust provides ultra-modern technology
Kolkata, 12th December: Global Cancer Trust, a Kolkata based registered Non-Governmental Organisation, organised an unique interactive session with rare cancer survivors from Eastern India. The patients who have survived the rarest form of the disease shared their experience on how they were treated by the doctors of Global Cancer Trust. As India continues to age, cancer cases is set to double every 20 years, says a report from WHO. In India, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, are currently passing through huge epidemiological changes, will bear the biggest cancer burden in the next 10-20 years. These states, which already have a huge gap in demand and supply of this particular disease treatment facilities, will face even bigger challenges if steps are not taken to address the gap immediately, said the study, which appeared in the latest issue of the Journal of Global Oncology.
Estimated number of people living in India with this disease is around 2.25 million and new cancer patients registered every year are over 11,57,294 lakhs. Global Cancer Trust has been successfully treating cancer patients over the past 10 years. Dr Vikash Agarwal, Eminent Oncologist and Chairman of Global Cancer Trust commented, “It is the biggest agony for the patients suffering from cancer and their close ones. They strongly desire scientific and experienced based treatment that provides rapid relief followed by recovery that is cost effective. At Global Cancer Trust we provide end to end service to the patients. We also use robotic technologies for critical cases. Our doctors use robotic surgery for removing the prostate, part of the kidney, as well as removing tumours in the colon, lung and uterus.”
Doctors sometimes rely on robotic surgery for removing, hard to reach tumours, this eventually will shorten surgery times or lessen side effects for patients compared to traditional surgery. The success of robotic surgery depends on several factors, including the type of cancer, where on the body the surgery will be performed, prior surgery the patient has had, and the surgeon’s preference and experience. It is also cost efficient than the traditional surgery.
Stressing on the recent trend in cancer in India Dr Vibha Agarwal HHC (Holistic Health Coach) & Co- founder of Global Cancer Trust commented, “In India, the cancer detection system needs improvement, as there are very few mammograms and PET-CT scans. Oral cancer is predominant among the lower socio-economic groups due to tobacco addiction. At least 17,97,900 women in India may have breast cancer by 2020 and disease literacy among women aged 40-60 is essential for early detection. Cervical cancer in women accounts for 12 percent of cancer cases in India. Urban Indian men are affected by prostate, lung and colorectal cancer while women suffer from endometrial, lung and ovarian cancer.”
Case Study 1: Sampa Sarkar, one of the survivors was present during the conference and shared her experience. She was admitted to Global Cancer Trust with real tumour involving hole in stomach causing severe blood loss and anaemia. She had liver failure due to idiopathic liver cirrhosis non-alcoholic with portal vein thrombosis that means the blood which carries digestive fluids from intestine to liver was blocked by Thomas or blood clot.
She also had a hypersplenism (spleen which works to protect our body against bad germs and bad cells ) which was 10 times its size eventually was removing the platelets from the blood leading to platelet count of 45000 and associate gallstone.
Diagnosis showed in view of multiple factors affecting the blood clotting system leading to severe blood loss and also highest risk factor for operating a major surgery of more than 4 hours involving complete removal of stomach with removal of spleen with removal of omentum and gall bladder. She was undertaken for laparotomy total gastrectomy omentectomy splenectomy and cholecystectomy with esofag-d jejunal anastomosis connection of food pipe to small intestine.
Case Study 2: 60 years old Mrs Sukhvinder Kaur had gynaecological problem for which she underwent treatment also was present at the conference. A pea size lump was detected in the breast which was neglected by the doctors who were treating her. Mrs Kaur was admitted to Global Cancer Trust and the diagnosis turned out to be a breast cancer. Global Cancer Trust successfully treated the patient with scarless breast Cancer surgery. She did not require chemotherapy, radiotherapy after the operation and is leading a healthy life now.
India needs to adapt to advanced ways of treating this disease to bring down its cancer death rates. Global Cancer Trust has been working for the last 10 years with cancer patients. They have conducting awareness seminars and diagnostic camps spreading information about cancer to people from all walks of life. They are using new technologies to treat all types of cancers and have conducted more than two hundred seminars across the globe and sensitized millions of lives.
