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Cancer patients renew
their hope
EMPOWERMENT

Individual Grants Programme of Tata Trusts
enable a successful transplant surgery.

The increasing burden of cancer care patients has been The transplant cost of `745,000 was a financial stretch for
putting immense pressure on the healthcare infrastructure in Vikas and his family. His family approached the Social Worker
India. The primary reason identified is the late detection of who counselled them about the various medical grants
this disease. Tata Trusts is relentlessly fortifying the available . The Social Worker liaised with Tata Trusts and
healthcare system by helping make world -class treatment after an evaluation of the case, a sum of `145,000 was
accessible and a ordable. approved in September 2022. Vikas underwent the surgery in
February 2023.
Vikas Bhushan (51) lived in Kotkapura Road, Mukhtsar, Punjab
and was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2020. His This timely grant helped Vikas clear his surgery bill.
treatment initially consisted of VRd chemotherapy, a targeted
drug therapy. In 2022, he consented to chemotherapy, and Christian Medical College and Hospital and Tata Trusts work
soon after he opted for Autologous Stem Cell Transplant. together in fighting this terrible disease and building a
sensitive medical environment for cancer patients so that
All of Vikas’ treatments took place at Christian Medical they navigate their way back to health and live a full life.
College and Hospital which is committed to the betterment
of patients su ering from cancer so that they can live with Vikas Bhushan has had a successful transplant surgery and is
dignity and safety. filled with renewed hope about his life and his future.

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