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RTIICS concludes World Brain Tumor Awareness month

| | Jul 06, 2016, at 04:56 am
Kolkata, July 5 (IBNS): Rabindranath Tagore International Institute Of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS), a leading multi-specialty hospital in Eastern India recently concluded the 'World Brain Tumor Awareness Month' by organizing an interactive session to discuss various aspects of the brain tumor management which saw participation of more than 150 people including brain tumor survivors, their relatives and a panel of doctors from Neurology, Neuro-Surgery and Oncology department at the hospital.
 
During the interactive session of patients with doctors it was discussed that headaches, seizures, eye sight problems, nausea, inability to stop crying/laughing, forgetfulness and inability to sense urine/bowel pressure are some of the symptoms of brain tumor. 
 
The doctors also talked about the types of brain tumor – primary and secondary and the treatment options. 
 
As a precautionary measure, the doctors advised to restrict usage of mobile phones, shift the mobile phone from one ear to other and instead use earphones so that less radiation reaches the brain. 
 
MRI should be done once a year post brain tumor operation and high risk people (with brain tumors in the family) should go for a checkup every 5 years
 
R. Venkatesh, Zonal Director (East), Narayana Health said, "We at RTIICS, offers the best of technology along with experienced doctors for a comprehensive treatment. We create support groups for people who have undergone various types of surgeries and treatment at our hospital. This is one such initiative where doctors, survivors and patients get to interact with each other for knowledge sharing".
 
Kaushik Sil, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences said, “With the advancement in technology, brain tumors which were not curable earlier are mostly curable today and that too without open skull surgeries. The advent of minimally invasive surgeries has made procedures much safer and less complicated with bare minimum hospital stay”.

 

 

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