World Cancer Day : To deal with the deadly disease like cancer in the country, the government is trying its best to cure people by bringing different types of world class treatment methods to India. In this series, Gujarat Cancer and Research Center (GCRI) in Ahmedabad is bringing a change in the treatment of cancer by treating cancer lumps with the help of robots.

Cancer and Research Center : This initiative of Gujarat's Cancer and Research Center to fight a serious disease like cancer is making headlines. For this, ultra modern machines are being used in the institute, which include three linear accelerators, one cobalt (Bhabhatron), one iridium, 4D CT simulator and one conventional (X-ray simulator). These machines have been brought to the institute at a cost of Rs 95 crore, where a team of trained doctors and technicians is treating the patients.

robot-assisted surgery

According to the state government's health department, Gujarat is the only state in the country to provide such a facility in a government hospital. Robot-assisted surgery is also done in the civil hospital. A Cyberknife radiosurgery machine worth Rs 38 crore has been installed in GCRI, which is capable of eliminating cancerous lumps of 5 mm to 3 cm with minimal side effects. This machine is present in a government hospital only in Gujarat (GCRI) in the entire country. Apart from this, modern facilities like TrueBeam Linac (a type of radiotherapy treatment system) and Tomotherapy are also present in GCRI.

CyberKnife Radiosurgery Technique

Cyberknife radiosurgery technique is effective in precisely treating cancerous tumors in sensitive organs like brain, lungs, liver, spinal cord and prostate by giving high dose radiation. This technique causes less damage to the surrounding healthy tissue. Cyberknife radiosurgery targets even very small tumors with the precision of stereotactic radio surgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), due to which the treatment of patients is completed in one to five days and they do not need to be admitted to the hospital for a long time.

Rapid Arc Technology of True Beam Linear Accelerator

The rapid arc technology of True Beam Linear Accelerator is effective in treating diseases like breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung, head and neck cancer. It has the ability to deliver radiation by targeting the tumor based on the patient's respiratory system, which reduces side effects and does not harm other organs.

Tomotherapy technology

Tomotherapy technique treats the tumor layer by layer, which prevents the problem of overdose and underdose. It is helpful in treating large and complex tumors and is especially effective in cases of childhood cancer and recurrence of cancer.

Ultra-modern technology

Due to this ultra-modern technology, the cost of treatment has also reduced. While the cost of such treatment with other machines used to be up to Rs 5 lakh, now it has become possible for only Rs 75 thousand. The special thing is that Ayushman card holders will get the benefit of this facility for free, which will provide relief to the economically weaker sections.

GCRI

Speaking to IANS, Dr Vinay Tiwari at GCRI said, "The treatment is absolutely free for Ayushman card holders. For those who do not have the card, the cost is also very low, only Rs 75,000, while in private hospitals it costs lakhs, like two to five lakh rupees. The cost of treatment here is only Rs 75,000. One special thing about it is that the treatment is completed in one to five days or a week, while treatment with other machines takes one and a half to two weeks."