Commonly known as Chemotherapy, it involves the use of anti-cancer drugs the cancerous cells. They can be administered both by pill & injection form. Usually malignancy of each organ has a specific treatment protocol.
Key features of medical oncology of ACH:
- Latest medicines with minimum side effects.
- Implantation, care & maintenance of long term vascular devices like- Port-a Cath, Hickman’s line & PICC lines.
- Preventive management of chemotherapy side effects.
- Specially trained team of onco nurses. Pharmacists & junior doctors.
- Day Care Chemotherapy that doesn’t need over night admission.
GENETIC PROFILING
In Genetic Profiling the gene mutation of the cancerous cells are checked to predict whether the patient can respond to a particular drug or not. The genes of the patient will help in judging the effectiveness of a method of appropriate cancer treatment.
We use this protocol to treat the various types of cancers such as :
- Lung Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Lymphomas
- Leukaemia
- Head and Neck Cancer