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Medical Oncology

This department deals with diagnosis, treatment, health education, prevention and rehabilitation of cancer patients. We treat patients with chemotherapy (drugs). We treat cancers like Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma and other solid tumours like breast, Gastro intestinal tracts, ovary and paediatric tumours.

Combined modality treatment has become the gold standard in the treatment of cancer. so chemotherapy along with radiotherapy & surgery has increased the response rates of treatment and survival rates have increased with good amount of Quality of life.

The treatment options of each patient are discussed in the tumour board, which comprises of Medical oncologist, surgical oncologist, Radiation oncologist and Pathologist. The department works in harmony with the other departments to ensure proper patient care.


Facilities & Equipment

Doctors

Kirushna Kumar K S 
M.D.,(RT) 
Sr.Consultant

Day care units for chemotherapy have been started a year back. It has become very convenient for the patients, as they need not get admitted. They can finish the chemotherapy procedure in 3-4 hours time.

Lot of new drugs has become available in the recent days, showing some good results. We are also using some drugs which was available in oral form and has shows a very good response rates in various clinical settings.

Financial need is also a major factor in treating the patients with cancer. Hence we also give them support by giving them free service and also assisting them to get funds from the Prime Minister relief fund for the needy.

We spend lot of time in counseling the patients as well as the attenders, because most of our patients are psychologically on the downbeat. We also provide health education to the patient attenders and also increase the awareness of cancer.


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