Global Hospitals promotes world’s most advanced radiation therapy technology

Cancer patients in Sri Lanka now have easy access to the world’s most advanced cancer care, treatment and facility at the Global Cancer Institute at Global Hospitals, Bangalore.

Global Hospitals, an Institute at the forefront of cancer treatment in India is the only hospital in the whole of Asia Pacific that is equipped with the world’s most advanced radiation therapy machine, TrueBeam STx announced Global Hospitals Bangalore Consultant Radiation Oncologists Dr. Mathangi J addressing a public gathering attended by those interested or suffering from this dreaded disease that was held at the Ramada Hotel, where entrance was free of charge.

TrueBeam STx targets only cancer cells in tumours, even in moving organs (lungs, prostate, and kidney) with amazing precision, while sparing the surrounding normal healthy tissues.

Global Hospitals Group together with their local partners, Forte International conducted this unique program on Cancer, which was open to the public, where a team of five Oncologists from Global Hospitals in Bangalore addressed interested Sri Lankans.

This high profile team of consultants arrived with the blessings of the Sri Lanka College of Oncologists and conducted a medical seminar for the medical fraternity.

The Global Cancer Institute at Global Hospitals, Bangalore is a premier Institute dedicated to providing comprehensive treatment in cancer care. It is the foremost centre in India to offer end to end cancer care from diagnostics to rehabilitation with top medical minds and leaders in their field offering organ specific cancer treatment. The team of doctors is ably supported with sophisticated infrastructure, trained physicians, physicists and nursing professionals to offer the very best cancer care and all cancer treatments – Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Oncosurgery, Reconstructive Surgery are housed in this world class facility.

According to Global Hospitals Consultant Surgical Oncologist Dr. R P Deo there were an estimated 12.7 million cancer cases around the world in 2008 with around 7.6 million deaths due to cancer. “This number is expected to increase to 21 million by 2030, the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide being lung, breast and colorectal cancers. The most common causes of cancer death are lung, stomach and liver cancers, with cancer rates set to increase at an alarming rate globally. One third of the cancers can be prevented by lifestyle changes; we can cure another third, and provide good, palliative care to the remaining third requiring such treatment.”

Dr. Mathangi went on to say that the world’s most advanced radiation therapy technology, TrueBeam STx, the first and only one of its kind in the whole of the Asia Pacific was housed at Global Hospitals, Bangalore.

“It is an advanced radiation therapy machine engineered to perform the most sophisticated radiation therapy and radio-surgery procedures with pinpoint accuracy and ultra-fine precision. It works by choreographing highly sophisticated systems-imaging, beam delivery and motion management, and makes it possible to deliver treatments quickly while monitoring and compensating for tumour motion. It enables faster, accurate tumour targeting in the treatment of challenging cancers throughout the body, including those in the brain, pancreas and liver,” said Dr. Mathangi.

Global Hospitals Group Executive Director, Marketing and Strategy C. Chandra Sekhar said, “At Global Hospitals Group, we are on a constant quest to bring patients the best treatments in the form of clinical expertise and technology. Towards this, we have been continuously investing on the most advanced technologies, the TrueBeam STx being the most recent. Global Hospitals, Bangalore is a complete “one-stop” destination for the most advanced radiation therapy treatments in the world.”

The advantages of TrueBeam STx for cancer patients requiring radiation therapy are numerous. “It is the one and only intelligent machine which has the capability of performing all types of radiotherapy techniques including the complex radiosurgical procedures like stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) by itself. The unparalleled unique versatility of the machine gives the radiation oncologist, the freedom of tailoring the best suitable treatment for each patient and enables the medical team to deal with a variety of complex tumours with ease.”

Equipped with advanced imaging, the TrueBeam STx delivers treatment more accurately by enabling Clinicians to actually “see” the tumour they treat and target tumours with sub-millimetre accuracy, which helps protect nearby healthy tissue and critical organs. Enhanced technology enables music to be played during the short treatments, helping to create a more soothing treatment environment, thus enhancing the patient experience.

Forte Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, headed by Chairman M.F.A. Riyas, is an organisation that has identified themselves as specialists in pharmaceuticals for keeping up with market trends and behaviour. Because of their stronghold in the healthcare industry, Forte was appointed as the Country Office by Global Hospitals Group, India to take care of and serve Sri Lankan patients with the support of medical professionals and doctors in Sri Lanka. Patients wishing to avail themselves of treatment at Global Hospitals can contact this centre for details. Services offered are: free opinion from super specialists of Global Hospitals, visas, as well as stay and transport arrangements if travelling to Global Hospitals, India for treatment.