Senior oncologist of the Asian Cancer Institute, Mumbai, Dr Deepak M Parikh diagnosed 92 patients of head and throat cancer in a free cancer detection camp held at Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital on Saturday. Of these, 3 were new and the patients werewere advised for immediate surgery procedure. While preliminary Cancer symptoms were found in 7 patients. After surgery, Follow up examination of 5 patients was also done. Another 6 patients were advised to go for detailed pathology and imaging investigations. Thus over all 21 patients are preliminary cancerous symptoms were found. Rest of the 71 patients were found normal. Patients came in the camp were given free medicines, consultation, pathology and X ray facilities.
Earlier Siddh Bhau inaugurated the camp by lighting-up the lamp and performing Pooja. Siddh Bhau requested Dr Parikh to visit in forth coming cancer detection camps also with the team of other cancer specialists. Siddh Bhau told Dr Parikh that there are big number of cancer patients in adjoining rural areas. Due to lack of money and knowledge they do not go for their treatment in the super specialty medical institution.
Dr Parikh said that earlier to the organizing camp, if screening of the patients is done it will be helpful for him to diagnose more patients in less time. He assured that he will try to associate other fellow specialists in forth coming camps.
Managing trustee of Sewa Sadan Eye Hospital lC Janiyani told that the treatment of identified cancer patients can be done with PPP model in super specialty apex Cancer institutions of the country.
Trustees Ramesh Rajani, Hero Gyanchandani, Hero Keswani, Tulsi Adwani, Tejumal Dhanwani, President Cloth merchant association shri Vasudev Wadhwani, corporator Deepa Vaswani and Mahesh Khatwani were also Present in the inaugural session.