Cancer
Karkinos launches cancer cure app in Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: Technology-driven oncology platform Karkinos has launched a cancer cure app in Kolkata to break barriers towards providing access to cancer care Karkinos Healthcare Pvt Ltd, which was founded in Jul 2020.
The mission of the company is to ensure no person is deprived of quality care either by lack of access or affordability.
Karkinos is backed by the best of organizations as the Tata Group, Reliance Industries, Mayo Clinic (US), Rakuten Medical Inc.
Common forms of cancer can be treated easily and at low cost when detected early. Karkinos app is supporting many services in the app such as early detection risk assessment for six cancer types, booking consultations with doctors and tests, along with reports.
The Unique feature of the app is Risk Assessment, which is backed by technology, medicine and research and provides the citizen an accurate assessment of their cancer risk.Bridging the gap between the citizen and the hospital, the app reduces out of pocket costs for the citizen along with doctor consultations.
The basic premise of the app is that ‘early detection of cancer saves lives’.
The focus is to detect the disease at an initial phase before the arrival of prominent symptoms.
This is done by strategically implementing a population-level risk assessment and screening for all eligible populations, categorizing them into elevated risk and screened positive, respectively. The survival rates in cancer patients who are detected at early stages are high.
"In West Bengal, we are trying to reach out to the entire population for risk assessment and screening through various mediums including massive community outreach through NGO’s and like-minded organizations, and various digital channels," says Dr. JawadeAkhter, Director East, Karkinos Healthcare.
Currently, the company has partnered with some of the renowned establishments such as Parkview Hospital, Narayan Memorial and many more are coming up shortly.
R Venkataraman, CEO and Founder, Karkinos Healthcare, "Weintend to cover the entire population of West Bengal to detect cancer early. This in turn will avoid the unnecessary financial and human resource expenditure.
"We strive to improve the cancer care delivery in the state and make a significant impact in the lives of people of West Bengal."
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