MANGALORE: “Rehabilitation is now an integral part of modern cancer surgery,” Kidwai Memorial Cancer Institute’s Head and Neck Foundation president Dr Ashok M Shenoy said on Saturday.
Inaugurating the ‘Laryngectomee Club’ to mark ‘George W Crile’s Centenary’ at the seminar hall in Justice K S Hegde Charitable Hospital he said head and neck cancer cases were being detected in large numbers in India.
Over 30 per cent of the cases pertain to ‘haywire lifestyles’ and thus are preventable, he said. However, most of the cases here in the country are treated at advanced stages and the treatment procedure and its aftermath leave a lot of deficits which need to be addressed scientifically.
“Voice rehabilitation post-treatment for cancer and larynx assumes a great significance because in the era of ‘explosion of communication’ it helps patients remain as productive members of society,” he reasoned. Lauding the efforts of KSHEMA in rehabilitating patients in this category, Dr Shenoy also appealed on effective marketing of post-cancer treatment equipments like the electro-larynxes by the affected patients themselves to eliminate the role of middlemen.
Head of ENT department in KSHEMA Dr Satish Bhandary paid rich tributes to Dr George W Crile whose pioneering works on radical neck dissection have continued to withstand the test of time. Over 15,000 cases pertaining to cancer of the larynx are detected every year in the country.
“Diagnosis at an initial stage is therefore imperative and awareness regarding the disease shall definitely help reduce fatalities,” said Dr Bhandary. KSHEMA vice-dean Dr Sudhakar Karanth presiding over the programme emphasised on Continuing Medical Educations (CMEs) and urged the medical fraternity to enhance their professional skills by attending similar workshops and symposium.
Justice K S Hegde Charitable Hospital medical superintendent Dr Madan Gupta was also present on the occasion. The formal programme was followed by a live surgery demonstration by Dr Ashok Shenoy and Dr Nanjundappa and an interaction with the participants. Dr Kishore Shetty, associate professor in the department of ENT, proposed a vote of thanks.
Dr Anusha Karunasagar compered the programme.
Inaugurating the ‘Laryngectomee Club’ to mark ‘George W Crile’s Centenary’ at the seminar hall in Justice K S Hegde Charitable Hospital he said head and neck cancer cases were being detected in large numbers in India.
Over 30 per cent of the cases pertain to ‘haywire lifestyles’ and thus are preventable, he said. However, most of the cases here in the country are treated at advanced stages and the treatment procedure and its aftermath leave a lot of deficits which need to be addressed scientifically.
“Voice rehabilitation post-treatment for cancer and larynx assumes a great significance because in the era of ‘explosion of communication’ it helps patients remain as productive members of society,” he reasoned. Lauding the efforts of KSHEMA in rehabilitating patients in this category, Dr Shenoy also appealed on effective marketing of post-cancer treatment equipments like the electro-larynxes by the affected patients themselves to eliminate the role of middlemen.
Head of ENT department in KSHEMA Dr Satish Bhandary paid rich tributes to Dr George W Crile whose pioneering works on radical neck dissection have continued to withstand the test of time. Over 15,000 cases pertaining to cancer of the larynx are detected every year in the country.
“Diagnosis at an initial stage is therefore imperative and awareness regarding the disease shall definitely help reduce fatalities,” said Dr Bhandary. KSHEMA vice-dean Dr Sudhakar Karanth presiding over the programme emphasised on Continuing Medical Educations (CMEs) and urged the medical fraternity to enhance their professional skills by attending similar workshops and symposium.
Justice K S Hegde Charitable Hospital medical superintendent Dr Madan Gupta was also present on the occasion. The formal programme was followed by a live surgery demonstration by Dr Ashok Shenoy and Dr Nanjundappa and an interaction with the participants. Dr Kishore Shetty, associate professor in the department of ENT, proposed a vote of thanks.
Dr Anusha Karunasagar compered the programme.
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