Bhubaneswar: The once dreaded blood cancer is no longer an incurable disease, according to Odisha University of Health Sciences Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr) Manas Ranjan Sahoo.
The disease can be defeated and the patient can lead a normal life, Prof. (Dr) Sahoo said at a programme ahead of the World Blood Cancer Day at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here on Saturday.
The programme was organised by the hospital’s departments of Clinical Hematology, Hemato Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation.
Prof. (Dr) Sahoo expressed happiness at the sta
ndard of treatment provided to blood cancer patients by the departments which have so far successfully conducted 100 cases of bone marrow transplantation.
Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda, Vice-Chancellor of SOA Deemed to be University which runs IMS and SUM Hospital, congratulated the departments for reaching the milestone.
Prof. (Dr) Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Principal Advisor (Health Sciences) of SOA, praised the efforts of the hospital in tackling blood cancer cases.
According to Prof. (Dr) Rajesh Kumar Lenka, Medical Superintendent, early detection and treatment of blood cancer cases could yield better result.
India had the third highest burden of blood cancer cases in the world with one lakh new cases reported every year while 70-80,000 deaths were occurring annually.
Prof. (Dr) Pusparaj Samantasinghar said the hospital had conducted Odisha’s first Haploidentical Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant, adding that 14 such transplants have been undertaken so far.