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Written By: Admin | Published : May 4, 2013 8:45 AM IST
A senior doctor at a government hospital in Rajasthan's Udaipur district was arrested on Friday for taking bribe of Rs.500 for treating a breast cancer patient, police said. Dr Suresh Kumar Dangayach, the head of radio therapy department at Maharana Bhupal Hospital in Udaipur, 300 km from Jaipur, was trapped by the state police's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
According to Additional Superintendent of Police Bhupal Singh Chudawat, Shyam Sundar Suthar had recently lodged complaint against the doctor. Shyam Sundar Suthar had taken his relative Kankubai to Dr. Dangayach for treatment of breast cancer. On the first visit, the doctor forced Suthar to give him Rs.200 as consultation fee. On the second visit, Suthar had to give Rs.500. When the doctor asked him to come with Rs.500 again, he lodged a complaint with the ACB, said Chudawat.
The officer said that doctors cannot take consultation fees at government hospitals in the state. The officer said that ACB laid a trap and caught the doctor red-handed taking the money at his office in the hospital.
What is breast cancer?
Breast cancer is a type of cancer originating from the breast tissues. Both men and women can be afflicted by it though it s rarer in men. Along with cervical cancer it s one of the most common types of cancer that afflicts women. One of the major issues with breast cancer is that it is often not detected soon enough. This is due to low awareness about the disease. Detecting it early can significantly reduce the death risk. In India breast cancer is a big killer and the top cancer that afflicts women.
