Hyderabad, July 23 -- STAR Hospitals on Thursday launched dedicated Pain and Palliative Care Services for cancer patients at its Cancer Centre in Nanakramguda, Hyderabad, with former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurating the facility.

The hospital said the initiative makes STAR Hospitals the first private hospital in Hyderabad to integrate a dedicated, full-scale Pain and Palliative Care Service into its comprehensive cancer care programme.

The launch event was attended by STAR Hospitals Chairman and Founding Promoter Dr Gopichand Mannam, Director and Founding Promoter Dr Ramesh Gudapati, Senior Consultant and Head of Medical Oncology Dr Sainath Bhethanabhotla, Senior Consultant and Head of Surgical Oncology Dr Vipin Goel, former...