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Cancer Specialists

Oncologist: Cancer treatment requires specialized care by cancer specialists who are trained in the diagnosis and treating cancer. Oncologists are trained at a specialists / sup...

Chemotherapy Terminology

What is chemotherapy? Normally, most cells in the body divide by splitting into two cells. This splitting of cells is required to grow, heal, and perform essential bodily functi...

What is the difference between 2D, 3DCRT, IMRT, and IGRT? Which one to Choose? IMRT or IGRT? What is Forward IMRT? What is SRS/SBRT/SABR?

Introduction: Mind-boggling change has happened the way radiation therapy is given to a patient. Advances in computerization, imaging with MRI/PET-CT, automation, and incorpora...

Covid-19, Cancer and Vaccination

When one has cancer, can covid vaccine be taken? COVID-19 vaccination is being recommended for all people with cancer and blood malignancies. It should be taken as long as co...

PICC line Insertion, care and maintenance

Introduction This information leaflet aims to help you understand more about your PICC line and how it can be taken care of. What is a PICC line? A PICC line is a long, n...

Cancer Myths Busted

Will eating sugar make my cancer worse? No. There is no evidence till date that eating sugar will make cancer worse or the fact that avoiding sugar will make cancer better or ma...

Chemotherapy daycare visits

The treatment algorithm is usually framed and discussed with the patient once the diagnosis of cancer is confirmed. It often includes multiple sessions of chemotherapy and periodic...

Consultation for Cancer care (also see How can we help you?)

Cancer care essentially revolves around a multi-speciality approach involving medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation therapy, radiology, and pathology. Various imaging meth...

Modern Radiation Therapy: Technology At Its Best

Importance of IMRT In our body thousands of cells break down every day and get replaced by new cells, to keep the body optimum. All effective medicines damage or kill some more...

COVID 19- Protecting Patients and Staff

COVID 19 and Cancer What is COVID-19? Coronavirus disease 2019 is also called COVID-19, is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Signs and...