When Bengaluru came together to save a newborn's arm: The story behind a rare limb-salvage surgery
A newborn girl received India's first successful limb-salvage treatment for a rare cancer. Doctors performed a complex procedure after other hospitals suggested amputation for the infant. Community members and medical professionals raised nearly thirty lakh rupees for the treatment. The baby girl is now cancer-free and has full use of her right arm. She is growing and developing like any other healthy child.
A newborn girl received India's first successful limb-salvage treatment for a rare cancer. Doctors performed a complex procedure after other hospitals suggested amputation for the infant. Community members and medical professionals raised nearly thirty lakh rupees for the treatment. The baby girl is now cancer-free and has full use of her right arm. She is growing and developing like any other healthy child.
