Medical Oncology
Cancer treatment requires a multidisciplinary approach which integrates all treatment modalities that complement each other, interact seamlessly and accommodate necessary adjustments in order to result in great clinical outcomes. Holistic cancer care being the philosophy at Cytecare, our expert team of medical oncologists comprises of specialists with extensive clinical experience and vast research background. This enables them to have in-depth understanding of each case and suggest advanced treatment approaches that are most conducive for the patient at any given point.
The medical oncology team at Cytecare has expertise and training in diagnosing cancer and delivering chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and/or hormone therapy. Our medical oncologists play a pivotal role in the tumour board approach that Cytecare follows for all its patients. Multidisciplinary tumour board approach is known to result in most effective outcomes worldwide and is a norm at Cytecare. Our medical oncologists work in tandem with the diagnostics, surgical, interventional, and radiation specialists to suggest treatment protocols and approaches that have better recovery and overall well being of the patient. The team also collaborates with the pain and palliation, psycho oncology and nutrition experts to help reduce the adverse effects of the therapy.
Cytecare provides a comprehensive, 16 bedded day care chemotherapy centre that is run by specially trained chemotherapy nurses, who are under direct supervision of oncologists. The centre is utilised for chemotherapy administration on a day care basis, allowing for the patient to go home the same day, thus saving both time and resources.
Services
- Day care chemotherapy administration
- Ambulatory chemotherapy through pumps
- Inward continuous infusion pump chemotherapy administration
- Neutropenia care
- Intensive cancer care
- Chemotherapy
- Hormonal Therapy
- Targeted Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Specialised procedure like bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
- Long term venous access devices and implantable ports
- Catheter care clinic run by nurses trained in handling all forms of in-dwelling catheters
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