MORE REGARDING CANCER

                               

Some days back, in a post here, I had shared the experience of my family when my wife fell a victim of this dreaded disease and she had to undergo all stages of the internationally accepted treatment. I am sure that the sufferer, despite a complete recovery, does not get back to the pre-ailment health conditions. However, the surviver knows more than others that the life is definitely better than any physical loss. They who had to confront amputation of affected limbs, can bolster this contention. Meanwhile, I have read something more on the subject which my FB friends may find interesting.

The pioneer of the green revolution, I mean Punjab is now reaping the devastating side effects of that. It is learnt that particularly  Bhatinda district of the state is surprisingly reporting increasing number of cancer patients which is much higher than the national average of 80 per lakh. Unfortunately, a rich state like Ponjab is having no good cancer hospital. The patients have to shift to Bikaner in Rajasthan  for cheap and effective treatment. There is only one direct train to Bikaner, which, in the wake of increasing number of such patients has been nicknamed ‘cancer Express’. The medicos and bio-engineers are of the opinion that cancer has assumed an epidemic proportion because of rampant use of dangerous pesticides in the crops which make the grains poisonous. It is a dangerous warning and calling for an immediate shift to organic manures and pesticides.

Just today (April 24, 2014), I read in some newspaper that the doctors of our AIIMS has succeeded in transplanting the cancerous bones. Previously such bones were cut off and replaced with a steel rod. Since these rods rarely fitted completely in the gap, the patient used to suffer lifelong from occasional pains. Now, the doctors take out the affected bone, carefully expose it to radio therapy so that it is completely immuned of the ailment. Then the same is put back at its original place. In the cases of organ transplant, the common problem is non acceptance of the foreign object by the body of the patient. Fortunately this syndrome has not yet been confronted by the doctors. In case of some minor complications, antibiotic has proved effective. Congrats doctors.