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Evolution of Cancer Care in Karnataka
Sasikala Prabaharan1, Ramesh S Bilimagga1, K S Gopinath2
1Radiation Oncology Department, HealthCare Global, Bangalore, India.
Abstract:
Cancer care in Karnataka started in the nineteenth century with the foundation stone of Victoria Hospital in Bangalore. After that the regional cancer center Kidwai in Bangalore and now almost 44 AERB-approved Radiotherapy centers available all over Karnataka. Karnataka, especially Bangalore, have all the high-end cutting-edge technology for cancer care from robotic surgery, Tomotherapy, and CyberKnife Radiosurgery. With initiatives from the government, in all the medical colleges and private hospitals, poor patients are getting higher-end cancer treatment for free under the Ayushman Bharath scheme. We wish cancer care in Karnataka sees more and more new technologies and treatment to conquer the disease, which human battling for centuries.
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