Medical Oncology is a discipline which deals with the systemic therapy of cancer including chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapies, supportive care and stem cell/bone marrow transplantation.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a method of cancer treatment in which anti-cancer drugs are given intravenously, by injections, or by mouth. Chemotherapy is often used in conjunction with radiation therapy and surgery, as a multimodality therapy. Anti-cancer drugs are special drugs which can only be prescribed by a person who has been trained in this specialty. In the last two to three decades chemotherapy has made great impact in the overall survival of many cancers.
Our Medical Oncologists at Apollo Cancer Centre are highly experienced and few of the senior-most doctors in Gujarat who are determined to provide efficient treatment to the Cancer Patients. Medical Oncology unit at Apollo Cancer Centre has a well equipped Day Care Center for Chemotherapies with extremely efficient Nursing Staff. Our center also houses Gujarat’s first private sector admixture unit which ensures zero contamination of Chemotherapy drugs for our cancer patients.
What we do :
Our thrust is to use the latest protocols of treatment at a reasonable cost.
Our specialized work includes:
- All Solid tumors like breast, gynecologic malignancies, colorectal, lung, prostate, head & neck cancers, brain tumors, neuroendocrine tumors, renal tumors etc.
- Use of targeted therapies and monoclonal antibodies in various cancers.
- We offer multidisciplinary opinion of surgeons or radiation oncologists to give better care to patients.
- We follow recommended protocols to maintain uniformity of treatment.
- We implant long term catheters (Ports) for safe and painless chemotherapy. We have the largest series of Port implantations in Gujarat.
- Our staff nurses are well trained and dedicated in administering chemotherapy. They regularly undergo training for better care.
We believe in quality care and at a reasonable cost! For us the adage ‘patient first’ has great bearing!
