Patna, May 19 -- Given the rising numbers of cancer patients following their screening as a preventive measure, the Bihar government was setting up a separate and dedicated 'body', "Bihar Cancer Care and Research Society", to provide timely treatment to the patients.
Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey said here on Monday that a separate and dedicated body has been set up for prevention, treatment, and proper management of cancer in the state. The Society would especially work on cancer care and research.
Pandey said that "the state has been carrying out historic and far reaching improvement in the health sector.
Terming it as an unprecedented step, Pandey said that the initiative to set up a dedicated Society is an important step for pr...