Mobile cancer screening centre is in Ranchi for the denizens of State capital. To check the growing cases of rising cancer, an initiative took by All India Marwari Yuva Manch and SR Rungta Group received much appreciation on Day 1 and approximately 180 people availed the benefit by consulting the technicians. The van will move to its next destination in Ranchi, which is Eastern Mall, Dangratoli Chowk on Thursday.
The mobile van of worth Rs. 1.75 crore is equipped with all modern techniques to check cancer. Well equipped with modern equipments like mammography machine for detecting breast cancer along with digital X-Ray machine for checking lungs cancer, complete blood count (CBC) for diagnosing blood cancer, Easy reader CA 125 which helps in checking ovary cancer in women and Pro state cancer in male, pap sphere to check cervical cancer is lashed in van. Apart this, EGC, BP and pulse temperature machines are also equipped in the van.
The van will cover the designated routes and districts in Jharkhand in the coming days. “As many as 15 districts have been selected in Jharkhand for the purpose. Giridih, Dhanbad, Bermo, Ramgarh, Jamshedpur, Ghatsila, Chaibasa, Ranchi so far has been covered. All technicians move along with the van and are associated with the group,” said Varun Jalan, member of All India Marwari Manch and president of Ranchi chapter.
Citing details about the procedure, Jalan informed, “We first get the details of the person through registration. After that they are sent inside the mobile van, where the screening process is carried out by the technicians. After the image is taken by the technicians, it is sent to New Delhi and team of Doctors examine the reports and sent the details to us. The final reports are either sent by post at respective residential address or the details are mailed to the concerned patients.”
So far, 180 patients have availed the service, on first day. “We are getting positive response from people, atleast they are now aware about their health and related issues. We have diagnosed one case of blood cancer in Ghatsila, four cases of Pro state cancer in male all in first stage in Jamshedpur whereas two cases of breast cancer was identified in Chaibasa,” informed a technician, Sanoj Singh Rawat.
The initiative is advisable for every age group and several people in state consulted the technicians. “I am here to get some expert advice, after the diagnosis everything will be cleared. Though I doubt but I feel that I have glands near my breast. The mobile van is worthy, as it is fast to consult any technicians here in comparison with government hospital or private clinic,” said Neena Mishra, a patient.
The facility is being provided free of cost to all the people and anyone can consult the technicians between 10 AM to 4 PM. The mobile van routes chart for two months is preplanned by the concerned members before sending the van to different destinations. Odisha, Bihar has been covered in the first phase and Kolkata is the next destination after Ranchi.