Free treatment for cancer !
Persons from the low income group have been treated for stomach, pancreas and easophagus at Gem Hospital under the Kalaignar’s Insurance Scheme for Life Saving Treatment, its Director C. Palanivelu has said in a press release.
Rural Industries Minister Pongalur N. Palanisamy and District Collector P. Umanath met some of these patients.The treatment of these types of cancer involved a huge cost and these were prevalent among the low economic group.