‘Use new tech to cure bone cancer rather than using implants’

Jaipur: During a conference on bone cancer in the city, cancer and orthopaedic experts advocated that before opting to replace the cancerous bone with an implant, doctors should make an effort to cure the cancer of the bone by using the latest technique. Experts said that the cancerous bone can be recycled by using a technique in which liquid nitrogen is used.

The conference, attended by experts from Mumbai, Delhi and other cities of the country, was organized by Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital, which was inaugurated by health minister Parsadi Lal Meena. Around 250 ortho oncologists from all over the world participated in this two-day conference.

SMS Medical College in the city has already performed surgeries in which the bone with cancer was harvested and aggressive radiation therapy was done to kill the cancer cells. Then the bone was again transplanted into the patient.

Techniques such as 3-D, 3-D Jigs as well as navigation techniques to remove cancer from the bone and various methods of bone reconstruction with different techniques were discussed.