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Chennai based Cancer Institutes bone bank is grabbing the attention
Posted on: 29/Jun/2019 9:53:34 AM
Information is Cancer Institute of Chennai has applied for license with the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services, government of TN to harvest bones from the brain dead donors. It must be noted that a bone bank was opened at this Cancer Institute and that has been spoken in high esteem by many now.
It was pointed out by Mr. Chandra Kumar. K, assistant professor (orthopaedic oncology), department of surgical oncology, Cancer Institute, the bone bank would be of huge help for 40 to 50 patients every year at the Cancer Institute. One important piece of information is this bone bank has been set up with the funds got from the Rotary Club f Madras Central through Rotary International Global Grant. An amount of 100,000 USD has been spent on this bone bank.
Mr. Chandra Kumar spoke about how there are few bone banks in India but none of them harvest bones from brain dead donors. He expressed his happiness regarding how the Cancer Institute of Chennai could become the first bone bank to harvest bones from the brain dead donors. The quality as well as quantity of bones are important and now by harvesting bones from brain dead donors both the above mentioned would be possible and it would be superb. Gamma irradiation would be used to sterilize the bones.
The important information is Cancer Institute would be joining hands with the popular Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam for the purpose of sterilization and Memorandum of Understanding or MoU is signed.
These types of projects must be replicated in most of the major cities in India. This was according to Mr. Kamal Sanghavi who is the Rotary International Director elect. Other important personalities who made their presence felt were Mr. Hemanth Raj, vice-chairman, Cancer Institute, Mr. Babu Peram, Rotary District Governor, RJ District 3232, Mr. R. Saranyan, president, Rotary Club of Madras Central and Mr. Vinod Saraogi, special projects, Rotary Club of Madras Central.
It is revealed that cancer, cardio-vascular diseases, COPD and diabetes were the main non-communicable diseases that were responsible for substantial percentage of mortality rate in India. This was confirmed by the Governor, Mr. Banwarilal Purohit while inaugurating the 3 day youth health mela organized by the Cancer Institute, Chennai.
The chairperson of Cancer Institute, Dr. V. Shantha spoke about how tobacco was mainly responsible for cancer and how cancer could be reduced by 40 percent by eradicating this tobacco. Every year in the state of TN, 2300 teenagers and young adults were diagnosed with cancer. This was as per Mr. R. Swaminathan, assistant director, Cancer Institute.
It was later mentioned by Mr. V. Surendran, assistant professor and head, department of Psycho-oncology, Cancer Institute, that mela would have competitions for the school and college students.
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