BP Koirala Cancer Hospital launches ‘Flow Cytometry’ test

Kathmandu: The BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Chitwan has launched the ‘Flow Cytometry’ test, which is conducted to identify the variant of blood cancer.

Chief of Lab Department of the Hospital, Dr Greta Pandey, said the hospital imparted necessary training to doctors and technicians for the same. More than 90 people underwent the test after the launch of the service. According to the Hospital, the samples had to be sent to India for the test after paying a high charge. One can undergo the test now only at Rs 12,000.

Dr Pandey said there is no actual data on how many people suffer from blood cancer every year in Nepal. Flow Cytometry is a type of advanced test performed on a sample of bone marrow extracted from patients with blood cancer. The service began in the hospital after training was imparted to a doctor and a technician, sending them to Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital in India.

Executive Director of the Hospital, Dr Shivaji Poudel, mentioned that the hospital has been expanding its service by installing equipment and imparting training to human resources in order to make cancer treatment more effective.

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