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World Cancer Day Today

6000 children attacked with cancer a year

Staff Correspondent
Little Partho, who was asking for a book sitting in the hospital bed, was supposed to be admitted to a primary school this year. Who knows whether or not the boy. who has been suffering from Leukaemia since one year, will be able to go to school.
The poor parents have sold all their assets for the treatment of their dearest child as the doctors of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) said there is 80 percent possibility of his being cured if proper treatment could be provided for three years.
The condition of the boy has improved slightly, but the parents said it is very difficult for them to come to the hospital from Chandpur time to time and find a place to stay.
" However, we are ready to endure the sufferings for the sake of our child. He wants to play with other children and wants to go to school, but he cannot." said the helpless mother of Partho while talking to this correspondent yesterday with tears in her eyes.
The pain of bearing the burden of treatment cost and the sufferings of the ailing son were visible in her face.
"The hospital authorities issued a release letter after giving a therapy today and asked me to report again at 12:30am for an injection.
But I have no place to go now and I will have to stay outside this unit as of midnight," she said giving a blank look.
In the advanced world, around 70 to 80 percent childhood cancers are curable while in Bangladesh this rate is 60 to 70 if proper medicare is provided and other necessary measures are taken timely," said Prof MA Mannan, paediatric oncologist of BSMMU, adding that meagre facilities, huge expenses and prolonged treatment are the main hindrances to realise this goal.
While speaking at a meet the press at the National Press Club on
the eve of the World Cancer Day today. Prof Mannan, also the president of Bangladesh Childhood Cancer Society (BCCS), said it is not possible for the BSMMU to provide indoor service to more than 500 child cancer patients with its 28 beds whereas, around five to six thousand children in the country are attacked with childhood cancer every year.
The speakers urged all to extend their hands for the treatment of children living with cancers at meet the press organised by the BCCS in association with Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka and Rotary Club of Jahangirnagar.
"Generally, the cost of treatment for a childhood cancer patient ranges from Tk 50000 to Tk 500000 lakh. Time period involved varies from six months to three years. Because of its specialised nature, treatment requires constant monitoring by specialist doctors with specialised logistic support which is nearly non-existent in places other than Dhaka," said the experts.
They said childhood cancer patients from marginal or 'have not' group are faced with death penalty owing to failure in getting proper treatment as their guardians cannot afford heavy lodging and other incidental expenses in Dhaka for a long time.
However, it is good that the government is going to set up child cancer units in eight medical colleges across the country and this service should also be available in every public medical hospital, they added.
BCCS Treasurer Dr Chowdhury Yakub Jamal, Dean of the Faculty o f Pharmacology Prof Muniruddin Ahmed, Syed Sadeq of Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka, MK Haque, former president of Rotary Club of Jahangirnagar and BCCS Adviser AKM Shamsuddin also spoke on the occasion.
To mark the World Cancer Day, the BCCS will bring out a procession from in front of the BSMMU today.