Oncology

Cancer care: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and newer treatments. A team of cancer doctors reads the reports and plans treatment together.

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Treatments: 47
Doctors: 7
Hospitals: 1

Treatments

Chemotherapy
Medicines that kill cancer cells or stop them growing, given by drip, injection or tablet over a series of sessions.
Pending doctor check
Targeted therapy and immunotherapy
Newer cancer medicines that attack a specific weakness in the cancer, or help the body's own immune system fight it.
Pending doctor check
Radiation therapy (external beam, EBRT)
Treatment that uses carefully aimed high-energy beams to destroy cancer cells in one part of the body.
Pending doctor check
Cancer surgery (surgical oncology)
An operation to remove a tumour and, where needed, nearby tissue or lymph nodes.
Pending doctor check
Head and neck cancer surgery
Surgery for cancers of the mouth, tongue, throat, voice box, salivary glands and sinuses, saving speech and swallowing wherever possible.
Pending doctor check
Thyroid and parathyroid surgery (thyroidectomy)
An operation to remove part or all of the thyroid or a parathyroid gland in the neck, for cancer, large lumps or overactive glands.
Pending doctor check
Breast cancer surgery
An operation to remove breast cancer, with the breast kept or rebuilt wherever possible.
Pending doctor check
Liver, pancreas and bile duct cancer surgery (including Whipple)
Surgery to remove cancers of the liver, pancreas, bile duct and gall bladder, including the Whipple operation for the pancreas.
Pending doctor check
Stomach, bowel and food pipe cancer surgery
Surgery to remove cancers of the food pipe (oesophagus), stomach, small bowel, colon and rectum.
Pending doctor check
Cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC
Surgery that removes all visible cancer from inside the belly, followed by heated chemotherapy washed through the belly during the same operation.
Pending doctor check
Kidney, bladder and prostate cancer surgery
Surgery for cancers of the kidney, bladder, prostate, testis and adrenal gland, often done robotically.
Pending doctor check
Ovarian, womb and cervical cancer surgery
Surgery for cancers of the ovary, womb (uterus), cervix and vulva, keeping fertility where it is safe.
Pending doctor check
Bone cancer surgery (limb salvage)
Surgery that removes a bone or soft tissue tumour while saving the arm or leg, instead of amputating it.
Pending doctor check
Liver tumour embolisation (TACE and TARE)
Through a pinhole in the groin or wrist, a fine tube is guided to the artery feeding a liver tumour, and chemotherapy (TACE) or tiny radioactive beads (TARE) are delivered straight into it.
Pending doctor check
Tumour ablation (radiofrequency and microwave)
A needle guided by a scan destroys a small tumour with heat, without open surgery.
Pending doctor check
Robotic cancer surgery
Cancer operations done through small cuts with a surgical robot, for more precise removal and a quicker recovery.
Pending doctor check
Robotic prostatectomy (prostate cancer surgery)
Removal of the prostate with a surgical robot, to treat prostate cancer that has not spread.
Pending doctor check
Radical nephrectomy (kidney removal)
Removal of a whole kidney, most often to treat a large kidney cancer.
Pending doctor check
Robotic partial nephrectomy
Removal of only the tumour and a small rim of healthy kidney, keeping the rest of the kidney working.
Pending doctor check
Cystectomy (bladder removal)
Removal of part or all of the bladder, mainly to treat bladder cancer.
Pending doctor check
Orchiectomy (testicle removal)
Removal of one or both testicles, to treat testicular cancer or to lower hormones in prostate cancer.
Pending doctor check
Lumpectomy (breast-conserving surgery)
Removal of a breast cancer with a margin of healthy tissue, keeping the rest of the breast.
Pending doctor check
Mastectomy (breast removal)
Removal of the whole breast to treat or prevent breast cancer, with the option of rebuilding it.
Pending doctor check
Hemicolectomy (bowel cancer surgery)
Removal of the right or left half of the large bowel, most often for bowel cancer.
Pending doctor check
Hepatectomy (liver resection)
Removal of part of the liver to take out a tumour. The liver that is left grows back.
Pending doctor check
Whipple surgery (pancreaticoduodenectomy)
A major operation that removes the head of the pancreas and nearby organs, to treat cancer in that area.
Pending doctor check
Pancreatectomy (pancreas surgery)
Removal of part or all of the pancreas, for tumours, cysts or long-term inflammation.
Pending doctor check
Laryngectomy (voice box removal)
Removal of part or all of the voice box (larynx), to treat cancer of the throat.
Pending doctor check
Neck dissection
Removal of lymph nodes in the neck, to treat or check for the spread of head and neck cancer.
Pending doctor check
Glossectomy (tongue cancer surgery)
Removal of part or all of the tongue to treat tongue cancer, often with rebuilding of the tongue.
Pending doctor check
Maxillectomy (upper jaw surgery)
Removal of part of the upper jaw, to treat cancer of the sinus, palate or upper gum.
Pending doctor check
Mandibulectomy (lower jaw surgery)
Removal of part of the lower jaw, to treat cancer of the mouth or jaw bone, with rebuilding of the jaw.
Pending doctor check
Lymph node removal (lymphadenectomy)
Removal of lymph nodes near a cancer, to treat it or to see whether it has spread.
Pending doctor check
Omentectomy
Removal of the omentum, a fatty layer in the belly, often as part of ovarian or stomach cancer surgery.
Pending doctor check
Radical hysterectomy
Removal of the womb, cervix, top of the vagina and nearby tissue, to treat cervical or womb cancer.
Pending doctor check
Mohs surgery (skin cancer)
Skin cancer removed layer by layer, checking each layer under the microscope, so as little healthy skin as possible is lost.
Pending doctor check
Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy
Chemotherapy given before surgery to shrink a tumour (neoadjuvant), or after it to lower the chance of the cancer coming back (adjuvant).
Pending doctor check
Hormone therapy for cancer
Medicines that block or lower the hormones some cancers need to grow.
Pending doctor check
Photodynamic therapy
A light-sensitive medicine and a special light used together to destroy cancer or pre-cancer cells.
Pending doctor check
Brachytherapy (internal radiation)
Radiation given from inside the body, by placing a radioactive source in or next to the tumour.
Pending doctor check
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS and SBRT)
Very precise, high-dose radiation aimed at a small target from many angles, in one to five sessions.
Pending doctor check
Tomotherapy
Radiation therapy delivered in a spiral, with a scan before each session, to shape the dose closely to the tumour.
Pending doctor check
Radiation therapy for brain tumours
Radiation aimed at a tumour in the brain, alone or after surgery.
Pending doctor check
Radiation therapy for breast cancer
Radiation to the breast or chest wall after surgery, to lower the chance of breast cancer coming back.
Pending doctor check
Radiation therapy for lung cancer
Radiation aimed at a lung cancer, as the main treatment or together with chemotherapy or surgery.
Pending doctor check
Radiation therapy for prostate cancer
Radiation to treat prostate cancer, as an alternative to surgery or after it.
Pending doctor check
Vulvar cancer surgery (vulvectomy)
Removal of cancer of the vulva, with lymph nodes from the groin where needed.
Pending doctor check

Doctors

Hospitals

Mumbai

Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital

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Organ transplant, Oncology, Haematology and bone marrow transplant, Neurology and neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Cardiology and heart surgery, Plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, Weight loss (bariatric) surgery, General and keyhole surgery, Gastroenterology and liver care, Urology, Gynaecology, Ear, nose and throat (ENT), Dental care

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Oncology

Treatments

Chemotherapy

Targeted therapy and immunotherapy

Radiation therapy (external beam, EBRT)

Cancer surgery (surgical oncology)

Head and neck cancer surgery

Thyroid and parathyroid surgery (thyroidectomy)

Breast cancer surgery

Liver, pancreas and bile duct cancer surgery (including Whipple)

Stomach, bowel and food pipe cancer surgery

Cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC

Kidney, bladder and prostate cancer surgery

Ovarian, womb and cervical cancer surgery

Bone cancer surgery (limb salvage)

Liver tumour embolisation (TACE and TARE)

Tumour ablation (radiofrequency and microwave)

Robotic cancer surgery

Robotic prostatectomy (prostate cancer surgery)

Radical nephrectomy (kidney removal)

Robotic partial nephrectomy

Cystectomy (bladder removal)

Orchiectomy (testicle removal)

Lumpectomy (breast-conserving surgery)

Mastectomy (breast removal)

Hemicolectomy (bowel cancer surgery)

Hepatectomy (liver resection)

Whipple surgery (pancreaticoduodenectomy)

Pancreatectomy (pancreas surgery)

Laryngectomy (voice box removal)

Neck dissection

Glossectomy (tongue cancer surgery)

Maxillectomy (upper jaw surgery)

Mandibulectomy (lower jaw surgery)

Lymph node removal (lymphadenectomy)

Omentectomy

Radical hysterectomy

Mohs surgery (skin cancer)

Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy

Hormone therapy for cancer

Photodynamic therapy

Brachytherapy (internal radiation)

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS and SBRT)

Tomotherapy

Radiation therapy for brain tumours

Radiation therapy for breast cancer

Radiation therapy for lung cancer

Radiation therapy for prostate cancer

Vulvar cancer surgery (vulvectomy)

Doctors

Dr Devendra Chaukar

Dr Ganesh Nagarajan

Dr Garvit Chitkara

Dr Hemant B. Tongaonkar

Dr Muzammil Shaikh

Dr Manish Agarwal

Dr Aniruddha Kulkarni

Hospitals

Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital

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