PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ROLE OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN CANCER TREATMENT
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ROLE OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN CANCER TREATMENT
The Tata Memorial Hospital under the Department of Atomic Energy is providing comprehensive evidence-based cancer treatment. The TMC has established 11 hospitals in 7 States of India which are located at Mumbai, Varanasi, Vizag, Sangrur, Mullanpur, Guwahati and Bhubaneshwar. Out of 11 hospitals, 8 are functional and 3 are under construction. Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) being a premier cancer centre in the country, provides leadership in guiding the national/international policy and strategy for cancer care by-
There is a long list of achievements and advancements in treating complex cancer by TMC.
Some of the achievements are highlighted below:
i. National Facility for Hadron Beam Therapy at ACTREC
ii. India’s first homegrown CAR T-Cell therapy for cancer treatment
iii. PREVALL – First and only oral suspension of Mercaptopurine used in the treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia developed by TMC, DAE.
iv. Breakthrough Nutraceutical AKTOCYTE by the Department of Atomic Energy set to Transform Cancer Care
v. TRANS-ARTERIAL Radioembolisation Using Indigenously Sourced Y- 90 Microspheres (BHABHASPHERES)
vi. Largest Radiological Research Unit (Therapeutic Nuclear medicine unit)
The TMC has initiated and planned a strategy for making advanced cancer therapies more accessible and affordable to the general public in the country through National Cancer Grid (NCG). At present 382 members / organizations are connected with NCG which is providing treatment to approximately 8,50,000 new cancer cases. The NCG has potential of massive and far-reaching impact to cover the large number of general public in the country.
As far as Dewas and Shajapur constituencies is concerned, the people can utilize the facilities from the nearby following centres which are connected to NCG-TMC.
Bansal Hospital
Cancer Unit, Bansal Hospital, Shahapura, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh – 462016
BIMR Oncology Centre
Surya Mandir Road, Near Sun Temple, Morar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474005
Cancer Hospital & Research Centre (RCC)
Cancer Hill Gwalior 474 009, Madhya Pradesh
Career Institute of Medical Sciences and Cancer Research Institute
Career College Campus, opp. Dusherra Maidan, Govindpura, (BHEL), Bhopal – 462023
Chirayu Medical College
Bhainsakhedi, Near Bairagarh, Bhopal Indore Highway, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462030
Indian Institute of Head & Neck Oncology
Cancer Foundation, Pigdambar Road, Rau, Near Indian Institute of Management, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 453331
Padhar Hospital
P. O. Padhar, District Betul, Madhya Pradesh 460 005
Priyamvada Birla Cancer Research Institute
M. P. Birla Hospital, J. R. Birla Road, Post Birla Vikas, Satna 485005, Madhya Pradesh
Shalby Hospital (Indore Division)
Part 5 & 6, Race Course Road, R S bhandari Marg, Janjeerwala Square, Indore-452003, Madhya Pradesh, India
Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences
Indore – Ujjain State Highway, Near MR 10 Crossing, Indore, Madhya Pradesh 453555
SRJ CBCC Cancer Center
142, Phadnis Colony, A.B. Road, Near LIG Square, Indore, 452001
Vidya Cancer Hospital
Old High Ct Rd, near High Court, MainaWali Gali, Dal Bazaar, Lashkar, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474009
TMC will extend its network under hub and spoke model in a phased manner through technical collaboration and assistance, which will cover many more constituencies in the future.
Epidemiological surveys for health assessment in respect of employees working in close proximity to radiation and their families at each of the operating nuclear power plants in India have been carried out by reputed local medical colleges in association with Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai, a premier cancer research centre in the country. In addition, annual medical checkups are carried out for occupational workers regularly. These studies/examinations have found that the morbidity pattern of all ailments is lower than the national average. There has also not been any rise in cancer morbidity, birth defects in the new born as compared to national average. All these studies and reports clearly establish that there are no adverse health impacts of the operation of the nuclear power plants on the people working in them.
This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, MoS Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, in a oral reply in the Lok Sabha today.