23-04-2025
KMC-RI Hubballi opens internal radiation therapy
Hubballi: A woman from Belagavi battling a uterus tumour has undergone
brachytherapy
(or
internal radiation therapy
) at
Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute
(KMC-RI) in Hubballi. The internal radiation procedure involves placing a radioactive seed near the tumour to target cancer cells. This is the first time a woman has undergone brachytherapy at KMC-RI; men has received the therapy before.
The brachytherapy at KMC-RI is expected to benefit patients across North Karnataka.
The woman was suffering from the uterus tumour for three months and underwent an operation three months ago. After some days, she was confirmed with cancer and admitted to KMC-RI. Now she is receiving treatment through brachytherapy.
After Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, KMC-RI is the first govt medical college and hospital in the state to have started the brachytherapy.
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MG Giriyappagoudar, head of Radiation Oncology, KMC-RI, Hubballi, told TOI that patients will be placed with radioactive materials such as seeds, ribbons, or capsules — either within or near the tumour site. These sources emit radiation over a specific period, targeting cancer cells effectively.
Giriyappagoudar said the therapy can treat prostate cancer, skin cancer, head, neck, and lung cancer, cervical and breast cancer. It has no side effects and many advantages, such as no hospital stay, reduced risk of fatigue, no skin irritation and no long-term complications. In private hospitals, each therapy costs around Rs 25,000, while at KMC-RI, it costs only around Rs 2,500, he added.
Dr SF Kammar, KMC-RI director, said the therapy unit has been set up at an estimated cost of Rs 2.2 crore and it will be of great use for cervical cancers.
Kammar said every day, three to four patients can be given therapy. It requires more time, about 5 to 7 hours per patient. Before this, the patient has to undergo a CT scan and other examinations.
A patient from Belagavi, who did not wish to disclose her name, said she was confirmed with cancer of the uterus and operated on at a hospital. After a suggestion from a doctor, the patient is undergoing treatment at KMC-RI hospital. However, she is receiving treatment that costs too much at private hospitals. Here, it is no cost for BPL holders. We are receiving the best treatment, she added.
