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Bhubaneswar’s SUMUM Observes World Cancer Day With Survivors

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: Sum Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) observed World Cancer Day by organising a patient engagement programme in the hospital premises here on Saturday.

The event, named ‘Hope Springs Saga’ after the Hope Springs Block of SUMUM, brought together a large number of cancer survivors who had been successfully treated at the hospital’s Oncology department.

A number of senior and junior doctors of SUMUM — including Brig. (Dr) Biraj Mohan Mishra, Chief of Medical Services and all doctors of Onco Sciences department including Dr Chira Ranjan Khadanga, Dr Jignyashu Mohanty, Dr Priya Priyadarshini Nayak, Dr Subhasis Mishra and Dr Sudatta Ray – were present at the event.

After a motivating and thoughtful welcome speech by Brig. (Dr) Mishra, several senior and highly experienced doctors also spoke.

Brig. (Dr) Mishra and other doctors congratulated the Oncology department team for offering quality healthcare and for serving one of the highest number of cancer patients in the region.

The doctors from Onco Sciences department also shared their valuable advice and thoughts on cancer for the benefit of the audience.

The hospital’s nursing team presented a rib-tickling yet very insightful skit.

Multiple important topics like importance of preventive health check-ups, quality of life after radiation therapy, comprehensive care to improve the quality of treatment, ambiguities of patients towards treatment of cancer and contribution of SUMUM towards imbibing hope in cancer patients to live were discussed.

extended her best wishes to audience and congratulated all doctors of the Oncology department for their dedicated and sincere service towards the suffering people.

“At SUM Ultimate Medicare, we are dedicated to providing exceptional cancer care to our patients. The Hope Springs Saga event, held in honour of World Cancer Day, is a testament to our commitment for improving lives of those affected by cancer. With state-of-the-art medical infrastructure and a team of dedicated and highly-skilled Oncologists and care team, we are proud to offer comprehensive and integrated cancer care solutions. Our goal is to infuse hope in cancer patients and extend them the best possible chance for a better life,” said SUMUM CEO Dr Swetapadma Dash.

SUMUM provides all 8 specialities of cancer care — radiation oncology, medical oncology, surgical oncology, pediatric oncology, hemato oncology, palliative oncology, onco-pathology and nuclear medicine.

The hospital provides integrated and comprehensive cancer care under one roof.

With state-of-art medical infrastructure and equipment like Pet CT Scan, 3 Tesla MRI, HDR Brachy Therapy, Dual-head Gamma camera, and treatment based on standard international protocols, SUMUM offers advanced 360-degree cancer care solutions with an integrated approach towards cancer management.

OB Bureau

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