By Chioma Umeha
A special medical camp that will enable persons in
need of information and follow-up consultations on cancer meet Dr Nagaraju
Madhusudhan, a specialist in cancer treatment from HCG Cancer Hospital
Bangalore, India held Thursday, in Lagos.
The medical camp is a brainchild of Healthcare
Global (HCG) Enterprise Hospital, a global leader in cancer care. HCG with a
network of over 500 oncologists hosted the camp at the Optimal Cancer Care
Foundation, Surulere, Lagos to help Nigerians battling cancers and related
conditions. A statement signed by Dr. Madhusudhan, said that the goal of the
camp is to cut the cost of having to travel abroad for consultations in search
of quality care.
This is as HCG would be using the occasion to also
introduce cutting-edge technologies used in cancer management to Nigerians.
Speaking on the camp, Mr. Ganapati Hegde, HCG
Regional Manager for West Africa, said: “We have seen the number of Nigerians
that go out of the country in search of quality cancer care. Obviously not all
of those who have the need for such services are able to avail themselves of
them. So we have decided to bring Dr Madhusudhan, one of the best oncologists
you find today, to Nigeria.”
Continuing, Hegde said, “Our intent is to help
patients achieve longer, better live, adding life to years and to improve
cancer care – one centre at a time.”
He said in the field of radiation oncology, HCG
has the latest art of the technology machines like cyberknife, tomotherapy ,
truebeam and many others.
“The CyberKnife is the only robotic radiation
delivery system for non-invasive, painless, treatment for cancerous and
non-cancerous tumors and other conditions where radiation therapy is
indicated,” he said.
Dr Madhusudhan, a Radiation Oncologist, is renown
for his expertise in 2D Treatment Planning, Intensity Modulated Radiation
Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), CyberKnife,
brachytherapy, chemotherapy and clinical oncology.
HCG boasts of having done more than 2,500
cyberknife treatment till date, with excellent results.
