Saturday, 04 September 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh has started a special lung clinic for the patients of lung cancer. This clinic will operate every Friday afternoon. According to the experts, the cases of lung cancer are increasing continuously in Uttarakhand and most of the deaths due to cancer are due to lung cancer.
The Director AIIMS- Rishikesh, Dr Ravikant said about this that lung cancer is a serious disease, but due to the progress made in modern medical science, it is now possible to get rid of cancer.
The Additional Professor, Department of Pulmonary medicine, Dr Mayank Mishra said that smoking is the biggest cause of lung cancer. Apart from this, lung cancer can also occur due to consumption of different types of tobacco products.
“The data shows that there is a steady increase in the number of lung cancer patients in Uttarakhand. At present about 40-50 patients suffering from this disease are coming to AIIMS Rishikesh per month. In view of the increasing number of patients suffering from this disease, a separate lung clinic is being operated in the Pulmonary Department of AIIMS,’’ he said.
In lung cancer, there is an uncontrolled and abnormal growth of cells in any part of the lung. The symptoms of lung cancer are long term cough-sputum, coughing up blood, shortness of breath, chest pain, weight loss, swelling of the face or throat, change in voice, loss of appetite and constant feeling of tiredness.
