The ‘Proton Beam Therapy’ has opened a new era for cancer treatment. In South Asia and the Middle-East, the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC) of India is the first and only proton therapy center providing this treatment. Bangladesh, along with several other countries, has already started getting the amazing benefits.
Recently there’s been a tremendous success that a 6 years Bangladeshi child has been successfully recovered from Diffuse Midline Glioma cancer using radiotherapy and proton beam therapy from Apollo Proton Cancer Centre.
Officials of Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited Apollo Proton Cancer Center said these in a press conference organized at a hotel in Dhaka on Saturday (March 4).
In the press conference, Dr Sapna Nangia, senior consultant, radiation oncology, from Apollo Proton Cancer Centre has given a detailed analysis on the usage of Proton Beam Therapy in treating cancer patients. The parents of that child have also shared their experiences about taking the treatment from the APC Centre.
It’s also said in the press conference that, the child named Debosmita Sarkarcame to Chennai from Dhaka, who suffered Double Vision and limited restricted movement of eyes. After further evaluation in the Apollo centre, while she was diagnosed with Diffuse Midline Glioma and Central Nervous System (CNS) tumour, her treatment started. In September 2022, at the end of her radiotherapy and proton beam therapy, it’s found that the size of the tumour has reduced.
Dr Sapna Nangia said, “There are significant advantages of proton beam therapy over traditional radiation treatments. In this therapy, the healthy tissues surrounding the affected tissues can be spared unharmed. As a result, it gets possible to use that high radiation to emit the harmful tumour without causing any side effects.”
Dr Debashis Sarkar, the father of the child, said, “The APC center has brought back the light to our lives. I am really grateful to the doctors along with others of this hospital. I’ll recommend Apollo Centre to everyone out there fighting with cancer.”
In the press conference, Director of Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat (Public Relations-02) and news presenter Labanya Ahmed shared her experience of overcoming cancer. As a cancer survivor, she welcomed Proton Beam Therapy as a most comfortable method for patients.
It is said in the press conference that, there are many specialized doctors in the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre for the cancer treatment. In treating various types of cancer, the success of their proton beam therapy is putting positive effects among the cancer patients.
