‘International Childhood Cancer Day’ is celebrated every year with this objective so that the pain and suffering of children fighting cancer can be removed to an extent. According to the ‘World Health Organisation’ 2030, 60 percent of the children worldwide who are cancer patients, whose lives can be saved from cancer. According to WHO, 20 percent of children in India are cancer patients. According to this figure, it can be said that India is the home of children’s cancer. About 75,000 children in India are getting cancer every year. The most common types of childhood cancer are leukemia, brain tumors, lymphomas, and solid tumors such as neuroblastomas and Wilms’ tumor.
Cancer treatment with protons since 2019
Technology is increasing every day, due to which ‘cancer treatment centers’ have been opened in countries all over the world for the successful treatment of serious diseases like cancer. While cancer is being treated for years through photon therapy. Awareness is slowly being spread about proton therapy, especially in India since 2019 when cancer patients are being treated through it.
Proton therapy
According to news agency PTI, recently ‘Apollo Proton Cancer Center’ has added a proton gantry named Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Therapy Bay to its portfolio to take care of cancer patients on a large scale in the country. Added to. Photon therapy has been an old method of cancer treatment used by doctors in India. It is used in X-rays and gamma rays. However, proton therapy works by using proton molecules that stop the tumor from spreading. And focuses it on the spot.
What is ‘Proton Ray’ therapy
Dr. Vikas Kothawade, Radiation Oncology, Jupiter Hospital, Pune Cancer It is treated in three ways. Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy. Radiation therapy is used after surgery so that there is no risk of cancer again. Because radiation kills cancer cells. Its rays are so powerful. Because of which proton cancer cells are destroyed. For your information, let us tell you that seeing the condition of cancer, doctors can use proton therapy even without other therapy. It can also be done along with X-ray radiation therapy, surgery, chemotherapy.
Dr. According to Vikas Kothawade, ‘Proton Ray’ causes less damage to the tissues surrounding the cancer. Therefore, other parts of the body are less affected by this therapy. Its high rays can also be given to cancer patients. That’s why this method of cancer treatment is being widely preferred in India.
Is proton therapy a boon in cancer treatment?
‘Proton therapy’ on cancer works best when the cancers are radio-resistant, when they require re-irradiation after regular radiation or when you are not able to give sufficient dose after regular radiation. According to the doctor, we can treat with proton radiation. Protons are high-energy particles that are used to treat difficult tumors such as melanoma, spinal cord tumors, pediatric solid tumors, and brain tumors.
Cancers typically occurring in children These are the symptoms. If any such symptoms are visible in your children, then get them treated in time.
Lack of appetite in children
Lack of sleep
Fever and weakness
Bone pain
Frequent infections
Difficulty breathing
Irritability stay
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