PM-JAY to Include All Kinds of Cancer Treatment

A plan of the National Health Authority (NHA) to include all types of cancer and its treatment under the healthcare packages.

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At present official feels that the healthcare packages for cancer treatment are not very comprehensive. For treating cancer there are various types of medical procedures that a patient has to undergo. And that includes chemotherapy, surgery, and radiations. So for the same, NHA is planning to include all kinds of regimes for chemotherapy for various kinds of cancer.

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A senior official at the NHA told ANI, “There are some missing links in the treatment of cancer and it not very comprehensive. Hence, we have just recommended further strengthening of the medical packages for cancer. This has to be approved by the governing body and the entire process is likely to take three months.

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