Landmark in field of Healthcare in Barak Valley

A landmark was achieved in the field of medical science in the valley. Barak Valley witnessed for a first time a child year old child Nurul being operated upon by a renowned onco surgeon Dr. Ravi Kannan of Cachar Cancer Society Hospital.

Nurul was suffering from Ewing’s Sarcoma a strange type of bone cancer with about 0.5% incidence rate or even less. This was the first of its kind when the child, hailing from a poor family was operated upon and his left leg amuptation was done.

The doctors say he is just doing fine although he remains critically stable in the hospital . If he can cope withthis he can survive for a few more years with a new lease of life. Prosthetic and Physiotherapy at a later stage can be rehabilitating in this case, the doctors added. source: observer247