Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APPC) brings new hope to
cancer patients in India and S.E.Asia
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. (BSE:508869; NSE:
APOLLOHOSP), India’s first multi-speciality chain of hospitals today opened
the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC), giving cancer patients access to a
specialised form of radiotherapy that is extremely precise in destroying cancer
cells. The Apollo Proton Cancer Centre was inaugurated in Chennai by the Hon’ble
Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu in the presence of the Hon’ble
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Shri Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Dr. Prathap C.
Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group.
Opening a new frontier
in cancer care, the 150-bed APCC is an integrated
cancer hospital in Chennai providing world-class 360o comprehensive
cancer care. The APCC will offer patients advanced
multi-room proton therapy with cutting-edge pencil-beam scanning technology
that provides the highest degree of precision.
The APCC strengthens
Apollo Hospitals’ position at the frontline in the war on cancer. The
clinical advantages of proton therapy as compared to conventional radiation therapy
are many, with more than 200,000 patients successfully treated worldwide.
Proton beam therapy takes the fight to cancer with increased precision and
greater dose delivery at the precise site of the cancer, minimizing damage to
healthy tissue, better quality of life and a higher cure rate. This ultimately
results in better results with fewer short and long-term side effects.
Speaking on the occasion, the
Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu said, “Cancer is a leading
cause of death worldwide and is a major cause of mortality in India. My
heartiest congratulations to Dr. Prathap C. Reddy and the Apollo Hospitals
group on the launch of the first Proton Cancer therapy centre that will serve
patients not just in India, but also our neighbours in South East Asia. This
pioneering treatment also marks a new milestone in the medical journey of our
country.”
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,
Hon’ble Shri Edappadi K. Palaniswami said, “The Proton Therapy Centre at Apollo
Hospitals will make this advanced treatment for cancer care easily accessible
to patients. Tamil Nadu has always been in the forefront when it comes to
healthcare and with the opening of this centre, the State shall continue to
offer the best to patients. We extend our best wishes to Dr. Reddy and his team
for this ground-breaking effort to make the best-in-class healthcare facilities
available to cancer patients in India and abroad.”
Shri G. Nageswara Rao, Chairman,
AERB said, “AERB appreciates the efforts of Apollo Hospital for establishing
the state of art “Proton Therapy” facility, the first of a kind in South East
Asia. AERB earnestly hopes this most
advanced “Apollo Proton Cancer Centre” will conquer the dreaded Cancer disease
at affordable cost in a safe manner to the needy people of India and others in
the region.”
Speaking
at the launch, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said,
“Today is a red letter day in the history of healthcare in India. The launch of
the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre puts India on the global map for the best and
latest in cancer treatment and will give new hope to cancer patients not just
in India, but across South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa, i.e.,
countries that comprise over 40% of the world's population! It is pertinent to
note that even a first world country like the U.K. launched a Proton Beam
centre just last month, in December 2018, making our achievement in bringing
this best and latest medical technology to India truly praiseworthy. It is with
a sense of pride that we dedicate the Apollo Proton Cancer Centre to the health
of the nation!”
Ms.Preetha Reddy, Vice Chairperson,
Apollo Hospitals Group said, “The state of the art Proton Therapy at Apollo
Proton Cancer Centre introduces a new frontier in cancer management. With a proven capability to treat a wide spectrum
of cancers, Proton Therapy has gained tremendous momentum globally, due to its
ability to greatly enhance treatment in challenging cancer sites with minimal
side effects ensuring superior quality of life. The advanced precision of
Proton Therapy will now provide new hope to millions of patients for whom
treatment options are limited due to the type or site of the cancer and is
testament to our commitment to bring the latest proven developments in medical
technology for the benefit to our patients.”
On the occasion Ms.Suneeta Reddy,
Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group shared, “Apollo Hospitals has been at
the forefront of the incredible progress made by healthcare and oncology in
India in the last three decades, so much so that a cancer diagnosis is no
longer a death sentence. We have replaced fear with hope and have given
millions of patients the courage to fight the disease and emerge as survivors.
With the Apollo Proton Therapy Centre, we will offer patients an answer beyond
treatment and survival – we will offer them “survivorship” a full life with an
enhanced quality of life for many decades after treatment. Our investment in
Proton is a reiteration of our commitment to putting the patient at the centre
of everything we do because India deserves the best!”
Proton therapy is effective against
many kinds of cancer, but is particularly effective in challenging cancer sites
including tumours affecting the eye and brain, tumours close to the brain stem,
spinal cord or other vital organs, head and neck cancers, deep seated abdominal
and pelvic cancers, recurrent cancers and paediatric cancers where children and
young adults are at a particular risk of lasting damage to organs that are
still growing. Our Oncologists regulate the energy of the protons and using
advanced treatment planning systems target the tumour at the precise site of
the cancer, thereby resulting in minimal damage tothesurrounding healthy tissues
and reduced side effects. Proton therapy also helps in situations where
treatment options are limited or conventional radiotherapy presents an
unacceptable risk to the patient.
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