After Tata Cancer hospital in Ranchi, the State will soon get a second cancer hospital at Bokaro. “We are at work. The proposal has been submitted to the concerned department,” said Viranchi Narayan MLA Bokaro.
He was speaking on the inaugural session of ‘Cancer Camp’ organised by Marwari Yuva Manach at Chas on Thursday.
“Our government is on move. Medical Tourism will be promoted in the State. Studies in all three new medical colleges at Palamu, Dumka and Hazaribag will begin in this session. Six new nursing colleges are going to be open by the government,” he said.
“Three more medical colleges at Bokaro, Chaibasa and Koderma are in pipeline, opened very soon.”
Speaking on the occasion Dr Anand said, Cancer is the fast assuming epidemic proportions; ranked amongst the top three reasons for morbidity across the world.
Cancer can be curable if detected in the early stage. People should be aware of the importance of earlier detection of cancer through periodical medical check-up, he said.
There is an increasing need for taking the fight to cancer, said Dr Tulika adding “mouth and lung cancer tops among men while cervix and breast cancer are amongst women across the Indian”. Rapid growths in Cancer have alarming position across the country; Jharkhand
“If we did not work on creating awareness about early detection of cancer, the figure could be much worse,” said JP Taparia.