Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak on Monday inaugurated a special cancer detection wing with basic diagnostic facilities in the outpatient department (OPD) of the Capital Hospital here.
The facility would ensure early detection of cancer. It will function under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke. The Government has already appointed four doctors, two staff nurses and two technicians for the cancer detection wing who have imparted necessary training at the Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre (AHRCC), Cuttack.
“More than 1,000 patients are visiting the Capital Hospital daily. If there is any symptom of cancer, the patient will immediately be referred to the wing for additional tests,” said Nayak.Health and Family Welfare Secretary Arti Ahuja, Capital Hospital Director Dr Biswa Bhusan Pattnaik among many others was present at the inaugural ceremony.