Daycare chemotherapy centres to be set up in district hospitals, announces Dr. Sharanaparakash Patil
Belagavi: Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharanaparakash Rudrappa Patil on Tuesday said the State government plans to establish day-care chemotherapy centres in all district hospitals across Karnataka to make cancer treatment more accessible.
Replying to a question raised by BJP MLC M.P. Kushalappa during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council, the minister said it was not feasible for cancer patients from various districts to travel repeatedly to Kidwai Memorial Institute in Bengaluru. To address this issue, the government is taking steps to establish cancer care centers in other districts in collaboration with the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology.
Providing details of cancer treatment at Kidwai, Dr. Patil said that over the past three years, 41,512 cancer patients have received treatment at the institute. Treatment included surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these, depending on the type and stage of cancer.
Between 2022 and 2024, a total of 12,781 patients underwent surgery, 14,423 patients received radiation therapy, and over 28,370 patients were administered chemotherapy, he said.
The minister further noted that more than 110 patients were provided bone marrow transplants, an otherwise expensive procedure, free of cost at the institute during the same period.
The proposed day-care chemotherapy centers, he said, would significantly reduce the burden on patients and improve access to timely cancer treatment at the district level.
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Bihar: Man posing as IB officer arrested
Gayaji (Bihar) (PTI): A man posing as an IB officer was arrested from Gayaji railway station in Bihar, officials said on Sunday.
The arrest was made during a joint operation by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP) at platform 6 of the railway station on Saturday, an official statement said.
"The joint team intercepted a suspicious individual who, upon questioning, identified himself as a Junior Investigation Officer of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and was found engaging in unauthorised activities on the railway premises," it added.
An identity card purportedly issued by the Intelligence Bureau was seized from his possession, but, upon verification with the local IB unit in Gayaji, it was found to be fake, officials said, adding a case was registered against him and further investigation is underway.
