M’lore: HCG Specialist In Cancer Care offers advanced treatment for brain tumors with Cyber Kn

By Robert D Costa
Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 12 May 2014: ‘Brain tumors forms 4 percent of all cancers seen in the hospitals in our country every year.  Brain tumors are generally difficult to treat even when it is managed their survival is in months to only a few years.  The surgical approaches to these tumors re difficult and many times incomplete, it calls for the additional radiation to these lesions.  The technique, radiation delivery has improved leaps and bounds.  Today we can give very highly focused stereotactic radiation in these fields using a radiation machine such as Cyber Knife.  We acquired this machine about 4 years ago and have the experience treating 1,500 patients using this machine.  We can also use this machine to various non cancerous lesions of the brain, such as arterio-venous malformation, pituitary tumors, trigeminal neurologia and acoustics neuromas etc.  Today for these suffocated treatments patients need not go to abroad and can be done here in Bangalore,’ said Dr Ramesh S Bilimagaa, senior consultant, radiation oncologist of Bangalore-based Health Care Global Enterprises Limited (HCG), the specialist in cancer care.
 
Addressing the media persons at Ocean Peal Hotel, here on Saturday May 10 at 12.30pm Dr Bilimagaa highlighted the advancement in treatment of brain tumors the role of Robotic Radio surgery.  He briefed on Cyber Knife that is the world’s first non-invasive whole body robotic radio surgery system.  Cyber Knife offers patients new hope for the treatment of tumors and lesions, including ones that previously have been diagnosed as inoperable or untreatable with the existing technology.  Cyber Knife uses state-of-the-art real-time image guidance, similar to cruise missile technology, to precisely target tumors anywhere in the body with pinpoint accuracy and delivers high dose of radiation.

 

 
Dr Bilimaga laid emphasis on the advantages of Cyber Knife, that its non-invasive and painless, no anesthesia, treats inoperable tumors, pinpoint accuracy, significantly reduces treatment time, automatic movement tracking, no breath-holding during treatment, no need for invasive body or head frame, higher dose of radiation, minimizes side effects and stereotactic bloodless radio surgery.
 
About HCG:
 
Health Care Global Enterprises Limited (HCG) headquartered in Bangalore, is Asia’s largest cancer care network, with 27 centres including in Ahmedabad, Bangalroe, Chennai, Colombo, Cuttack, New Delhi, Erode, Hubli, Laos, Mysore, Nasik, Ranchi, Shimoga, Siliguri and Vijayawada.  HCG has redefined the future of cancer care in India by designing, building and managing cancer care centres with a committed vision.  HCG focuses on cancer care treatment, imaging and laboratory services, clinical trials and research services.  The vision of HCG is to make high quality cancer care accessible by adopting global innovations to all segments of the society.