Cancer cases on the rise in state: K K Shailaja

  • | Wednesday | 20th June, 2018

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Health minister K K Shailaja said in the assembly that the state has witnessed a considerable increase in the number of cancer patients. In 2017, at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), 32,622 new cases were registered while 8,979 cases were registered at Malabar Cancer Centre. Muhsin said cancer patients from Malabar region were experiencing a painful ordeal, owing to the restrictions imposed by RCC in distributing the painkiller drug. In 2017, the number went up to 61,404.The minister said a grid connecting all hospitals offering treatment for cancer has been formed in the state. A comprehensive cancer department is being set up in five government medical college hospitals and would help extend the reach of cancer care to more people in the state.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Health minister K K Shailaja said in the assembly that the state has witnessed a considerable increase in the number of cancer patients. In 2017, at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), 32,622 new cases were registered while 8,979 cases were registered at Malabar Cancer Centre. At the RCC, 52,890 patients opted for continued treatment in 2016. In 2017, the number went up to 61,404.The minister said a grid connecting all hospitals offering treatment for cancer has been formed in the state. A comprehensive cancer department is being set up in five government medical college hospitals and would help extend the reach of cancer care to more people in the state. Apart from this the government has set up cancer detection centres in all major district hospitals, which also offer chemotherapy.Shailaja also said that the government would take necessary steps to ensure adequate supply of painkiller drug ‘morphine’ to cancer patients.Replying to a submission by Muhammed Muhsin MLA, the minister said the production and sale of the drug is restrained to preempt the chances of its misuse. “RCC produces Morphine, but, in limited volume. Maximum number of tables given to a patient is 50 to 100. This is to check misue,” he said. The government would ensure that genuine patients do not suffer from restrictions, he added Around 220 medical institutions in Kerala have government permission to stock such drugs. Muhsin said cancer patients from Malabar region were experiencing a painful ordeal, owing to the restrictions imposed by RCC in distributing the painkiller drug.

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