UAE: ‘Hot chemotherapy’ gives new hope to cancer patients
Nandini Sircar/Dubai
Reuters
Though advanced, morbidity, mortality and complications remained high in this procedure.
Just when his cancer was getting worse, Sudanese doctor Mohammad Abdel Rahman took a risk and agreed to an emerging procedure called ‘hot chemotherapy’. Thanks to the complex operation, he is now feeling much better with up to ‘99 per cent of his tumour’ gone.
“I am glad the UAE has surgeons who are trained to do these complex procedures and where one can expect to have the level of care to support such complexity. This country is truly passionate about innovation in healthcare,” said 36-year-old Mohammad, a Ras Al Khaimah resident battling middle rectal cancer.