Indian Medical Student Undergoes Laparoscopic Surgery in New Delhi for Colon Cancer

The 27-year-old Love Bhushan is recovering well after the surgery. Colon cancer was common among older people but it now affects younger people too.

A 27-year-old medical student, diagnosed with colon cancer, successfully underwent a laparoscopic surgery at a hospital in New Delhi, India.

Love Bhushan initially witnessed blood in his stool which compelled him to undergo some blood tests. An endoscopic examination revealed that he had a tumor in his rectum. It was later confirmed to be a cancerous tumor, also known as colon cancer.

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"I ignored it initially. But later when the bleeding persisted I told a colleague who insisted I undergo some tests for the same," said Bhushan, who comes from a family of doctors.

Bhushan got admitted to the B.L. Kapoor Memorial Hospital and underwent laparoscopic surgery.

A team of doctors led by V.P. Bhalla, senior consultant, GI Cancer Surgeon and Director, BL Kapoor Center of Digestive and Liver diseases, operated upon Bhushan and removed the cancerous rectum.

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"During the surgery the big painful incisions on abdomen were totally avoided and subsequently had chemotherapy to consolidate the gains of the surgery," said Bhalla in a statement after the surgery.

However, complications recurred when he again developed cancerous tumors in the remaining part of his colon or the large bowel. He again underwent the laprascopic surgery.

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Bhalla said: "Even after the removal of the entire colon, he is leading a near normal life now."

Though Bhushan’s health complication was cured but, Bhalla said, with extensive surveillance, early detection and prompt treatment colon and rectum cancer could be treated effectively.

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"It is believed that a healthy lifestyle, maintaining ideal body weight and a high fiber content of the diet can prevent colon cancer," Bhalla said. "The good news is that once detected, a proper treatment planning by a team specializing in the management of colon and rectum cancer can give positive and hopeful results."

He noted that colon cancer, which mostly used to be a disease occurring in 50s or 60s in one’s life, is affecting younger people in their 20s and 30s.

Bhalla said laparoscopic surgery with minimal blood loss and reduced post-operative pain has been shown to be very effective in treatment of patients with cancer of colon and rectum.

Source-Medindia