Medical Fraternity need to create awareness about liver disorders- Pranab Mukherjee
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New Delhi: With cases of liver disorders showing an increase in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee asked the medical fraternity to create public awareness in wake of WHO reports which have termed liver cancers as the second-most common cause of cancer-related deaths globally.
Addressing the sixth foundation day of Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) here, Mukherjee, while expressing concern over the growing number of cases of liver diseases, asked leading doctors in this field to develop the "best clinical protocols and operational systems in specialised liver care in line with global standards".
"The liver is one of the vital organs of the human body. It is in a sense our metabolic factory and master regulator since everything we ingest first goes to the intestines and then the liver. The bacteria in our gut, sense, process and modulate our life.
"It is, therefore, a matter of great concern that liver diseases today are as common, if not more, than heart diseases. They constitute a huge burden on our country, but sadly, public awareness and associated treatment and research facilities in respect of these are not quite as optimal," he said.
Addressing the sixth foundation day of Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) here, Mukherjee, while expressing concern over the growing number of cases of liver diseases, asked leading doctors in this field to develop the "best clinical protocols and operational systems in specialised liver care in line with global standards".
"The liver is one of the vital organs of the human body. It is in a sense our metabolic factory and master regulator since everything we ingest first goes to the intestines and then the liver. The bacteria in our gut, sense, process and modulate our life.
"It is, therefore, a matter of great concern that liver diseases today are as common, if not more, than heart diseases. They constitute a huge burden on our country, but sadly, public awareness and associated treatment and research facilities in respect of these are not quite as optimal," he said.
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