With an aim to boost the cancer care in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate seven cancer care hospitals in Assam on April 28. Under Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), a joint initiative of the Assam government and Tate Trusts, eighteen cancer care hospitals equipped with world-class facilities are planned to be launched in Assam.
PM Modi will be inaugurating about 550 beds across seven cancer care hospitals from Dibrugarh. The arrangements of the cancer care hospitals in the upper Assam region were reviewed by Health Minister, Keshab Mahanta.
As per the report of Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI), Guwahati, Assam has around 34,076 new cancer cases out of 45,200 new cases diagnosed every year in northeast India. Health experts said 35 percent of patients have to travel to other cities like Mumbai, Tamil Naidu, and Kolkata for better treatment.
Health professional from BBCI, Dr. Manigreeva Krishnatreya, “The higher cancer cases in the northeastern states of the country reflect the pattern of tobacco consumption among the adolescents and youths of the region. As per the student done earlier revealed that tobacco consumption among children aged 13 to 15 years accounts for 75.3 percent in Mizoram to 40.1 percent in Assam.”
