Make cancer treatment affordable, upgrade infrastructure: Parliamentary panel
- Published | 14 November 2019
While expressing concern about 68% of cancer patients who die in the state, the standing select committee on science and technology, environment, forest and climate change recommended setting up a hub and speaking system under the tata memorial
Global:
A parliamentary committee called on the government to improve the cancer
treatment system and make it more affordable by extending a leading health care
institution's network, as it raised concerns about nearly two-thirds of
patients dying in the country. The Standing Committee on Science and
Technology, Environment, Forest and Climate Change presented its document on
"an increased role for the Atomic Energy Department in the treatment of
cancer in India through an expanded network of the Tata Memorial Center in
Mumbai." The committee recommended setting up a hub and spoke model under
the Tata Memorial Centre, the pioneer in cancer treatment and funded by the
Atomic Energy Department. The Committee recommended wider adoption of the Tata
Memorial Center (TMC) proposed template' Hub and Spoke' across the country.
Tata Memorial Center indicated that traditional and less complex cancer care
facilities should be provided near the homes (spoke) of patients in order to
create minimal disruption in their and their families ' lives. The Committee
expressed concern over 68% of cancer patients who die in the country and urged
the government to extend and improve the cancer treatment system for accessible
and quality care by increasing the Tata Memorial Centre's network.
According
to BlueWeave Consulting, an increase in the prevalence of
cancer, an increase in collaboration between pharmaceuticals players and a rise
in cancer research are the main factors that increase the demand of the cancer
therapy market. Similar services have also been introduced by leading
pharmaceutical players, such as Pfizer and Eli lily, to support uninsured
patients with chronic diseases. Therefore, a large number of cancer-affected
uninsured patients can also undergo cancer treatments that are likely to
increase market growth. Thanks to its sensitivity against cancer cells,
targeted therapy is gaining popularity while at the same time reducing toxicity
to off-target cells. The target treatment comprises hormone therapies, modulators
of gene expression, inducers of apoptosis, inhibitors of angiogenesis,
immunotherapies, inhibitors of signal transduction, and molecules of toxin
supply. The increase in demand for regenerative medicine and the huge potential
of developing countries is anticipated to provide the market players with new
opportunities in the future.
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