Organ specific cancer care
BRAIN CANCER
The skull consists of several bones, often called sutures that form the bottom of the head and the body ridge in the back of the eyes…
CERVICAL CANCER
Cervical cancer was considered one of the most serious cancers for women. Today, by effective screening with the vaginal Pap smear (also called a Pap test), which can detect cervical precancers and cancers early on, most of the women diagnosed with this illness can be cured…
LEUKAEMIA
Leukaemia is a group of cancers that originate in the bone marrow, producing abnormal white blood cells. These cells form in the bone marrow – the soft, spongy inner portion of certain bones. Acute myelogenousleukaemia (AML)…
OVARIAN CANCER
Ovarian cancer is the second most common type of gynaecologic cancer. The ovaries are composed of three distinct cell types: epithelial cells, germ cells, and stromal cells…
PROSTATE CANCER
Prostate cancer is a disease in men in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Cancers in the urinary tract are part of uro-oncology…
LIVER CANCER
The liver is one of the most vital organs which filters the blood coming from the digestive tract, before circulating it to the rest of the body. It detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs…
ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA (AML)
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) is a type of blood cancer found in the bone marrow. Bone marrow is the soft inner part of bones. In acute leukemia, the bone marrow produces immature cells that keep on building up in the body…
STOMACH CANCER
The stomach as an organ receives and contains food before breaking down and digesting it. Stomach cancer begins when cancer cells form in the inner lining…
ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
Endometrial cancer originates in the uterus. The uterus is the concave, pear-shaped pelvic organ in women where fetal growth happens.
GALLBLADDER CANCER
The gallbladder is a small, oblong organ on the right part of the abdomen, just underneath the liver. The gallbladder stores up bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver.
BREAST CANCER
In Indian women, breast cancer is known to be one of the commonest cancers and yet early detection through rigorous screening can cure the cancer completely…
HEAD & NECK CANCERS
The head and neck region is an anatomically diverse area of the body that is composed of soft tissue, bones, skin, and a variety of glands and organs. Head and neck cancers encompass a wide range of tumours that can develop in several areas of the head and neck, including the throat…
LUNG CANCER
The lungs are amongst the hardest working organs in the body. They expand and contract up to 20 times a minute; to supply oxygen which is distributed to tissues all across the body and expel carbon dioxide which is created throughout the body.
PAEDIATRIC CANCERS
150 out of every million children in India get diagnosed with cancer. Leukaemia and lymphoma represent the most frequent paediatric malignancies followed by brain tumours…
THYROID CANCER
Thyroid cancer is a cancer that starts in the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is below the thyroid cartilage (Adam’s apple) in the front part of the neck. Many types of growths and tumors…
HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA
Hodgkin’s lymphoma is cancer that affects the lymphatic system (a part of the immune system). This kind of cancer weakens the immune system’s ability to fight infection…
NEUROBLASTOMA
Neuroblastoma is a cancer most common in children under 5 or younger which triggers from groups of immature nerve cells found in several areas of the body, especially the adrenal glands, the abdomen, the chest, the neck, and near the spine.
EWING’S SARCOMA
Ewing’s sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that typically affects children and young adults, though it can occur at any age and mostly occurs in and around the bones.
ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
Esophageal cancer occurs in the esophagus, which is a long, hollow tube that runs from the throat to the stomach. The esophagus carries food swallowed…
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