PGICh organises awareness programme on rare diseases
NOIDA: Post Graduate Institute of Child Health (PGICH), Noida, one of the ICMR collaborating centres for National Rare Disease registry, on the occasion of Rare Disease Day on Tuesday, organized an awareness programme to deliberate threadbare the cases they have diagnosed in the Institute. A handprint drawing made by patients with rare diseases was also released on the occasion, by Dr (Brig) Rakesh Gupta, Director of PGICH, Dr Nita Radhakrishanan, Head of the Haematology-oncology department among others from various faculties in the hospital. They noted that early diagnosis and treatment can ensure better outcomes for these patients. But sadly, this is not happening due to lack of awareness among physicians and the masses.
APCC treats 62-yr-old for rare brain tumour
New Delhi: Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC), the first and only proton therapy centre in South Asia and the West Asia, has successfully treated a 62-year-old woman from Delhi with proton beam therapy (PBT) for a different type of rare brain tumour. Talking about the high-tecDr Sapna Nangia, Senior Consultant, Radiation Oncology, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, Chennai said “Proton beam therapy represents a very sophisticated form of modern radiation therapy, offering the highest degree of precision and efficacy in cancer treatment. The Apollo Proton Cancer Center employs the latest technology in pencil beam scanning, which allows for spot-by-spot and layer-by-layer delivery of proton beams to the tumor site while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissues.”