Oncology

 

 

The speciality of Medical Oncology has seen phenomenal improvement in recent years with the introduction of new chemotherapy drugs, targeted therapies and immunotherapies. The Department of Medical Oncology plays a crucial role in cancer patients’ comprehensive care including prevention and treatment.

Services

The integration of various specialized divisions within the department helps in providing targeted and individualized care.

Divisions within the Department

Pediatric Oncology

• Eight-bed ward dedicated to treating children under 18 years with cancer.
• Specialized care for Pediatric Patients, recognizing the unique challenges and requirements in treating Childhood Cancers.

Solid Tumor Oncology

• Focuses on the treatment of solid tumors using a combination of Chemotherapy and Biological Therapies.
• Addresses a wide range of solid tumor malignancies.
• Comprehensive Care: Beyond medical interventions, we offer a holistic approach to cancer care. Our support services include nutritional guidance, emotional support, pain management, and access to clinical trials.
• Survivorship Programs: Our survivorship programs focus on helping individuals regain and maintain optimal health, both physically and emotionally, post-cancer treatment.

Daycare Center

• A dedicated 15-bed state-of-the-art daycare centre.
• Patients receive chemotherapy without being admitted to the regular wards, allowing them to return home the same day after their chemotherapy sessions.
• Approximately 30 patients are managed daily in the daycare facility.

Inpatient Chemotherapy Services

• Around 6,000 patients are admitted annually for inpatient chemotherapy in the regular wards.
• Expertise in managing patients using Central Venous Lines, long-term indwelling catheters, and chemotherapy ports.

Training Programs

• Offers a three-year full-time Medical Oncology Super Specialty program.
• Affiliated with the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi.
• Provides comprehensive training for doctors aspiring to become medical oncologists.
• Exposure to all specialities under one roof enhances the academic and practical learning experience.

Treatment Approaches

Specialization in the treatment of cancers using Chemotherapy and Biological Therapies, keeping abreast of advancements in the field, including the introduction of new Chemotherapy Drugs, targeted therapies, and Immunotherapies.

The combination of Outpatient Daycare Services, Inpatient Chemotherapy, and specialized training programs reflects our holistic approach to cancer care. The department’s focus on staying at the forefront of medical advancements ensures that patients receive the most effective and up-to-date treatments available.

• We are in the era of organ preservation and minimum effective treatment in Oncology.
• We are preserving routinely both breast and axilla in early and locally advanced breast cancer patients with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and post NACT targeted axillary dissection.

Following are few of them:

• We are planning to do Image guided surgery in Breast cancer patients using ICG, thereby improving the cosmetic as well as oncological outcomes
• In colorectal cancer we are preserving sphincter by doing ultra LAR with TME after NACT RT regularly.
• We are planning to have Robotic platform soon and preserve autonomic nerves in all our pelvic surgeries thereby decreasing bladder and sexual dysfunctions.
• In head & neck cancer, we have performed more than 300 microvascular reconstructions for oral cancers with team effort of both onco and plastic surgeons.
• In esophageal cancer our centre is one of the high volume centres in Tamilnadu performed more than 300 esophageal resections so far with the support of multidisciplinary team.