Page 28 - ACCF Essentia | Vol. III | Issue 3 | June 2024

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hout the journey, cancer patients
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Throughout the journey, cancer patients of modern teletherapy technique: stereotactic
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of modern telethera
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demonstrate remarkable resilience, courage, and
demonstrate remarkable resilience, coura g e, and radiotherapy, intracavitary, intraluminal, and
radiotherapy, intracavitary, intraluminal, and
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determination. They face numerous challen
determination. They face numerous challenges interstitial brachytherapy.
interstitial brachytherapy.

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but, also nd moments of hope, strength, and
but, also

Considering all these modern facilities along
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support that help them navigate through dif cult cult Considering all these modern facilities along
with its upgrowing graph, it can be assumed
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times. In such a periphery, Barpeta Cancer with its upgrowing graph, it can be assumed
times. In such a
that although Assam was a backward state
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Centre
Centre provides the facilities of oncosurgery that although Assam was a backward state
rovides the facilities of oncosu
er
earlier in the healthcare sector, now it has grown
f for major surgical cancer cases like Whipple’s, , earlier in the healthcare sector, now it has grown
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tremendously in a short span of time. It has given
VATS , and all head and neck , intrathoracic , and tremendously in a short span of time. It has given
VATS, and all head and neck, intrathoracic, and
a ray of hope to cancer patients who used to go
ntraabdominal mali
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nancies. It is also providin
i intraabdominal malignancies. It is also providing a ray of hope to cancer patients who used to go
to outside of Assam for treatment earlier. Assam
all forms of chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
all forms of chemothera p y and immunothera p y. to outside of Assam for treatment earlier. Assam
Cancer Care Foundation has taken on the bulk of
In radiothera p y, it is e q ui pp ed with all forms Cancer Care Foundation has taken on the bulk of
In radiotherapy, it is equipped with all forms
the responsibilities for the further upliftment of the
the responsibilities for the further upliftment of the
cancer scenario in Assam.
cancer scenario in Assam.
Cancer can be a thie f, but it can also be a
Cancer can be a thief, but it can also be a
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teacher. It can teach you what’s important in 28
teacher. It can teach you what’s important in
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life and how to appreciate every single da y
life and how to appreciate every single day.
y.