Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. Bangladesh

  Targeted Therapy in Pediatric Cancers Dr. Ashis Kumar Ghosh. MBBS,DCH.MD Pediatric Oncologist National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital. Targeted therapies are newer types of drugs that act on, or target, specific features of cancer cells. Targeted therapy is sometimes called molecularly targeted therapy or precision medicine. Each targeted drug acts on a certain aspect of cancer cell function. These medicines are a major focus of current research in childhood cancer treatment. How does targeted therapy work? Cancer cells are different from normal, healthy cells. They have changes in the genes and proteins that tell the cell how to function. Targeted therapy uses these mutations to interfere with how cancer cells grow, divide, or spread. Depending on the type of targeted therapy, the drug may act on molecules: On the outside of the cancer cell membrane where it receives messages from other cells. Within the cytoplasm of the cancer cell where most cell activity take place...

  Who Should Get The COVID-19 Vaccination in Bangladesh ? Dr. Ashis Kumar Ghosh Pediatric Oncologist National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital. It is important that every individual talk to their health care provider about their concerns regarding the vaccine. This can’t be emphasized enough. Individual risk varies from person to person. Who Should Get The COVID-19 Vaccination? It is important that every individual talk to their health care provider about their concerns regarding the vaccine. This can’t be emphasized enough. Individual risk varies from person to person. Who should be vaccinated first? While vaccine supplies are limited, it is recommended that priority be given to health workers at high risk of exposure and older people, including those aged 65 or older. Countries can refer to the  WHO Prioritization Roadmap  and the  WHO Values Framework  as guidance for their prioritization of target groups Who else can take the vaccine? Vaccination is...

    Rare Cancers of Childhood--- Treatment in Bangladesh Dr. Ashis Kumar    Ghosh MBBS, DCH. MD Assistant Professor, Paediatric Hematology and Oncology   National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital   Telephone number : 8801712685509     Health and Hope Hospital  152/2/G, Green Road,Panthapath, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh  For Appointment: 01611131253, 01678131252 Sunday and Wednesday 2-5 pm. (Room no-311)         Introduction   Cancer in children and adolescents is rare, although the overall incidence of childhood cancer has been slowly increasing since 1975.[ 1 ] Referral to medical centers with multidisciplinary teams of cancer specialists experienced in treating cancers that occur in childhood and adolescence should be considered for children and adolescents with cancer. This multidisciplinary team approach incorporates the skills of the primary care physician, pedia...

    New approach of chemotherapy for the treatment of retinoblastoma: a review.  Ashis Kumar Ghosh Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, Bangladesh