Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has added a state-of-the-art-radiation treatment (Radiotherapy) facility to its existing cancer care services and now offers a fully comprehensive cancer care programme to patients. Dr Nadeem Abbasi, Consultant Radiation Oncologist at AKUH stated this, at a public health awareness programme sin Hyderabad.
He was addressing AKU's "Sign Symptoms and Care" public health awareness programme held here on Sunday at a local hotel.
Dr Abbasi said Radiation Oncology was the treatment of (malignant) tumours with high energy x-rays and it could be used as a stand lone treatment or in combination with other modalities such as chemotherapy or surgery.