A new, potentially groundbreaking type of treatment for prostate cancer could soon be introduced in Bahrain.
The King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) is planning to procure a nuclear medicine which could revolutionise the treatment of the disease.
The radioactive drug, administered intravenously, will target cancer cells and destroy them without hurting the surrounding tissue.
KHUH Commander Major General Dr Shaikh Salman bin Attiyatallah Al Khalifa told the GDN that the drug has been approved and will be imported in two weeks.
The GDN reported last week that Bahrain spent almost BD18 million on cancer treatment last year as the number of patients suffering from the disease had surged by 171 per cent over the last three years.
“We are trying to bring a new kind of medicine for prostate cancer,” said Maj Gen Shaikh Salman.
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