New med procedure relieves teen of cancerous tumour | Lucknow News

Lucknow: King George’s Medical University introduced a minimally invasive treatment, chemoembolization, for aggressive bone cancers, a disease that affects mainly teenagers and young adults. The new service aims to save limbs and improve quality of life of patients with complex bone tumours. Officials said the hospital saw up to three such patients every month.On Sunday, first procedure was used for treating an 18-year-old boy diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a fast-growing and high-grade bone cancer, in the left shoulder. When the patient reported to the medical oncology department, doctors found given the tumour’s size and location, conventional surgery was extremely risky.In view of these limitations, specialists from medical oncology and interventional radiology opted for chemoembolization as a limb-saving approach. The treatment plan was led by head of medical oncology department Dr Esha Jafa, along with Dr Saurabh Kumar from interventional radiology. The patient was discharged after the successful operation. Dr Jafa explained that the usual treatment for such cancers involved major surgery, often combined with full-body chemotherapy. In advanced cases, surgery could lead to heavy blood loss, long recovery, severe disability of the affected limb, or even amputation. Systemic chemotherapy, while effective, can also cause significant side effects as drugs affect the whole body.The procedure was performed by Dr Saurabh Kumar. Post-procedure scans showed a marked reduction in blood flow to the tumour and signs of tumour cell death. The patient reported pain relief and is now being prepared for further definitive treatment under a multidisciplinary cancer care programme led by Dr Esha Jafa.Orthopaedic oncology specialist Prof Deepak Kumar said, “By combining targeted treatment, advanced imaging and planned surgery, we can offer better hope to patients with aggressive cancers like osteosarcoma.”