Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, Coimbatore, launches Project Blossom for sufferers affected by bone sarcoma

Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, Coimbatore, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Meridian, on Thursday launched ‘Project Blossom’, a undertaking aimed toward supporting sufferers affected by bone sarcoma. The undertaking is being carried out in affiliation with Attitude Charitable Trust and Cordon Bleu Properties.

R. Sundar, Managing Trustee of SNR Sons Charitable Trust, launched the undertaking within the presence of Dr. P. Guhan, Director of Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Oncology and Research (SRIOR); Dr. Rajagopal, Medical Director, Dr. S.Alagappan, Medical Superintendent, Sri Ramakrishna Hospital; C.V.Ramkumar, CEO; D.Mahesh Kumar, Chief Administrative Officer, SNR Sons Charitable Trust; Dr. Bhargavi, Surgical Oncologist, SRIOR; and members of the Rotary Club.

Dr. Guhan stated that bone sarcoma was a kind of most cancers that originated in bone tissue. It principally occurred in rising youngsters, adolescents and younger adults. In the Fifties, amputation was the one viable remedy. Today, a much more superior remedy often known as Limb Salvage Surgery was performed to take away the affected a part of the bone, adopted by an endoprosthesis process the place the affected bone was changed with a customized metallic implant. The value of the process, medicines, and restoration can be collectively lined by the hospital and its companions, he added.