2015, ഓഗസ്റ്റ് 15, ശനിയാഴ്‌ച

Expert panel to study spread of cancer in Kerala

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Kozhikode: The government has deputed an expert panel to conduct a study to find the reasons for spread of cancer in the state and also to prepare the cancer registry.

The panel has Regional Cancer Centre director Dr Paul Sebastian as convener. Dr P V Gangadharan, Malabar Cancer Centre director Dr B Satheesan, Dr P Gangadharan of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr Eliamma Mathew of RCC, Dr Ajy Kumar of Kozhikode Medical College and Dr Syam Sundar, consultant, health services are other members.

A government order issued in this regard dated August 1, has asked the panel to submit the report within six months.

Earlier, Mathrubhumi had published a series on spread of cancer in villages of Kerala.

As of now, Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts have the cancer registry based on population while the Malabar Cancer Centre is preparing the same for Kannur district. Against this background, the panel has been instructed to prepare the cancer registry for the entire state.

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