(a) whether the attention of the Government has been drawn to the news-item `cancer cure emerges in our own backyard` appearing in `The Economic Times` dated October 22, 2001;
(b) if so, whether any efforts have been made to explore the use of nutrient energy for treatment of cancer patients;
(c) if so, the outcome thereof; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SMT. SUSHMA SWARAJ)
(a) to (d) According to the information furnished by the Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha (CCRAS), under the Department of Indian System of Medicine and Homoeopathy (ISM&H), the drug named `Sarvapisti` mentioned in the news item is not a classical Ayurvedic/Siddha medicine. The Council has requested D.S. Research Centre, Kolkata who claimed to have developed this drug to furnish more details on it.