The State-run Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO) is working on a comprehensive State childhood cancer management policy. The institute is in the process of submitting a proposal in this regard to the government. This will be in line with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) global initiative for childhood cancer and can be a model for a national strategy for childhood cancer control, said doctors at the institute.
Arun Kumar A.R., Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatric Oncology at the institute, told The Hindu that the policy will encompass early diagnosis, prompt referral, creation of hub and spoke model, shared care and integrated paediatric oncology palliative care.
As part of the policy formulation, a National Training Project in Practical Paediatric Oncology (NTPPO) is being organised on February 17. This project is to educate and orient practising paediatricians and resident doctors from various colleges across Karnataka for early diagnosis and prompt treatment of paediatric cancer cases, the doctor said.
