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as well as abroad. Because of
There are many successful this unique nature of treatment,
examples where an integration the centre is privileged to serve
of Ayurveda with contemporary the highest number of patients
medical science has been more than any other centre in the
effective. The National Resource country. Integrated Cancer
Centre of Anorectal Diseases at Treatment & Research Centre,
Banaras Hindu University is one located in Wagholi, Pune, is
such example. Established in 2013 another organisation that has
with the support of the Ministry successfully taken care of
of AYUSH, the centre is one of its thousands of cancer patients
kind that extends high-quality for the past two decades by an
services for various anorectal integrated approach. The centre
diseases based on the principles is equipped with all advanced
and practices of Sushruta. The facilities like surgery, cancer
centre has re-established and chemotherapy, and radiation
validated the ancient surgical therapy, along with Ayurveda
technique Ksharasutra therapy treatment for the management
for the management of complex of cancer. With their integrated
anal fistulas by integrating approach, cancer treatment
with modern techniques and has become more effective by
multiple clinical trials. The reducing the adverse effects of
procedure being effective with chemotherapy and radiotherapy
less failure and complications and providing a better quality of
is now accepted by many life even to terminally ill cancer
modern surgeons in our country patients. There are other such
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