Velammal hospital opens cancer treatment facility

MADURAI Velammal Medical College and Hospital launched a new cancer treatment facility in Madurai on Wednesday. The launch of Velammal Cancer Hospital coincided with the 80th birthday of its founder M. V. Muthuramalingam. Dedicating it to patients, the hospital said it would offer world-class treatment for cancer through modern medical methods, including AI technology, at an affordable price to benefit middle and lower middle classes.

At a function held at Velammal Medical College. P. Vijay Anand Reddy, oncologist, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, and M. J. Arun Kumar, MD of Hannah Joseph Hospital, Madurai, launched the new facility established at a cost of ₹150 crore.

The new cancer centre’s director Venkatachalapathy presided. Dr . Reddy said scientific and technological developments had brought great progress in treatment of cancer. Modern medical methods, including AI technology, chemotherapy and nuclear medicine test, played a key role in diagnosis and treatment of cancer.