Evercare Hospital Ctg provides radiation therapy to over 2,500 cancer patients

Evercare Hospital Chattogram has set a milestone by providing advanced cancer care to patients in Chattogram and surrounding regions.

Since the launch of its Comprehensive Cancer Care Center in June 2023, the hospital has provided radiation therapy to more than 2,500 cancer patients. During the same period, it also completed six bone marrow transplants.

The hospital authority highlighted the achievement at a press conference, organised to mark the “World Radiotherapy Awareness Day” on Monday.

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They said cancer patients from Chattogram and neighbouring districts had to travel to Dhaka or abroad to access advanced cancer treatment for many years.

With the aim of changing this reality, Evercare Hospital Chattogram launched the region’s first and only Comprehensive Cancer Care Center in June 2023.

The center currently provides integrated services in Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Hematology, Bone Marrow Transplantation, and Palliative Care, they said.

In addition, the hospital provides specialised hematology and bone marrow transplant services for patients suffering from complex blood disorders and cancers.

Dr Arif Mahmud, group medical director of Evercare Hospitals, Bangladesh, said, “Alongside advanced technology, a skilled and integrated medical team plays a vital role in cancer care. Our primary goal is to ensure safe and high-quality treatment for our patients.”

Professor Dr Sazzad Mohammad Yusuff, visiting senior consultant of Medical & Radiation Oncology, said, “Being able to provide radiation therapy to more than 2,500 patients is an important achievement toward realising the goal.”

The hospital Radiotherapy Service Consultant & Coordinator Dr Tanvir Ahmed, Medical Services Director Dr Hasan Shahriar Kabir, Visiting Consultant Dr Bhaskar Chakroborty, Consultant Dr Hasnina Akter, Attending Consultant Dr Nayan Bhowmik and Consultant Dr Masba Uddin Chowdhury were present at the press conference among others.