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The camp was inaugurated by Lt Gen Noble Thamburaj, GOC-in-C, Southern Command. Command Hospital, Pune is the apex institution of the armed forces dealing with malignancies. The Malignant Diseases Treatment Centre of the hospital is one of the first such unit in the country and receives referred cases from all over the country. The urology department is well-equipped with ESWL, Uroflometry and advanced surgeries like surgery for prostatic cancer and renal transplant are carried out routinely. Maj Gen Kakria said early detection of prostate disorders can help management of the condition with medicines and thereby can avoid or postpone surgery.
Urologists at Command Hospital (SC) Pune are attributing the gross under-reporting of prostate disorders to the reluctance about discussing urinary problems with others, low awareness about the walnut-sized gland and the complication it can trigger in old age among men- or simply, fear of surgery. New drugs such as alpha blockers (they relax tissues) and dutasteride (drugs that shrink the prostate gland) are helping urologists effectively treat most prostate disorders, provided patients report at an early stage and the complications are manageable. In fact, surgery rates for prostate disorders have dropped dramatically in recent years whereas some time ago it was the only option available, the Commandant pointed out.
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