I was just going through the news of the launch of online consultation service for cancer patients by TMH Parel mumbai.This is a great service to our population. So many patients rush to TMH and other hospitals becuase the treating doctors tell them that they need emergency consultation with an oncologist. They travel with 3-4 members of the family , have to stand in never ending Q, sometimes only to be told that disease if beyond treatment of the cancer or you need to do some more tests( these tests may be available in there native place) The online service will save them time ,money and agony of wait in mumbai.
I am sure most of you wherever you may be will see a good number of patients who have exhausted whatever treatments they had for cancer and are left to fend for themselves at the last stage of disease. Not a very pleasant situation! Any trained doctor can help them out with…