The “Emir Abdelkader” anti-cancer center was recently consolidated by a third linear particle accelerator.
The public hospital establishment specializing in the treatment of cancer, Emir Abdelkader, of El Hassi, has just signed two agreements with two private establishments for the supply of equipment related to the pockets of platelets used during blood donations for the benefit of children. with cancer. The ratification of these contracts occurs following a significant deficit noted in these tools. There has also been a significant drop in the number of blood donors. Having been and for a very long time at the center of controversy, this hospital, of regional scope providing high quality care to cancer patients, was recently equipped with high-tech equipment. This is the high- and low-flow brachytherapy equipment for the treatment of cancer of the rectum, breast and cervix, in addition to a brachytherapy application room. The latter works, according to our sources, using a radiotherapy technique developed at the Pierre and Marie Curie Institute. It is sealed and placed inside or in the immediate vicinity of the area to be treated and has been fitted out for this purpose. This equipment is all the more significant since the results of this treatment have shown that the rate of curing cancer with brachytherapy is comparable to that of surgery or external radiotherapy, and improved when it is used in homogeneity with this technical. This is totally different from external radiotherapy, which consists of directing high-energy rays at the tumor from outside the body. Brachytherapy involves the precise positioning of radiation sources directly at the site of the tumor and the cancer cell. The technique of brachytherapy is characterized by several advantageous specificities compared to external radiotherapy. Because, it is explained, tumors can be treated with very high doses of localized radiation, with a technique that reduces the likelihood of damage to surrounding healthy tissue. This is therefore the novelty brought to the treatment of cancer. The Emir Abdelkader anti-cancer center was also recently consolidated by a third linear particle accelerator. It is also equipment related to radiotherapy. This new device has entered into service, treating at least 80 patients every day. It comes on top of the two operational accelerators, subsequently increasing the capacity of daily care to 260 patients, in addition to reducing waiting times for appointments in the context of cancer treatment by making optimal use of these equipment. “The appointments to be fixed will not exceed the thresholds of a month and a half”, we bet.
