nTo mark the World Cancer Day, for cancer affected children and for children aged below 18 years of age, surgery, pediatric and cancer departments of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Hospital is organising pediatric surgical oncology services (Cancer surgery) special OPD from February 4 at OPD number 67 from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm.
Expert doctors will hold check up of children affected and if surgery is necessary will give directives for next phase of treatment. The patient will be admitted at pediatric ward and ICU facilities will be extended.
Surgery, Head of Department Dr Shipra Sharma said the cancers found among children are different from adults. Some of commonest are leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma, nephroblastoma, retinoblastoma, bone cancer, wilms tumour (kidney tumour) among others. The treatment of cancer is possible among the children if identified early.
Dr Shipra said cancer among children and adolescents are due to changes in DNA of cells. In few children the changes could have been occurred before their birth while for some it happens after birth. The treatment of children through chemotherapy has been giving better results and has more chances of recovery. If it is operative, then surgery is done or through chemotherapy.
During the special OPD, along with Dr Shipra Sharma, Oncology HOD Dr Vivek Choudhary and pediatric HOD Dr Sharja Phuljale and oncologist Dr Pradeep Chandrakar will give their services.