Medical Oncology

Medical Oncology

Cancer was once considered to be an incurable disease leading to a certain death. Recent advances in medical field has revolutionised our outlook towards the disease. There are thousands of happy cancer survivors who symbolize the victory of medical science over cancer. Numerous cancer research studies are emerging with promising opportunities in palliation and cure of the disease.

The Medical Oncology centre at Lifeline Hospital offers comprehensive cancer care, featuring dedicated, skilled, and compassionate doctors, supported by the latest equipments, technology and facilities for outpatient and inpatient cancer treatment, prevention, screening, research, and education.

Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. Chemotherapy is most often used to treat cancer, since cancer cells grow and multiply much more quickly than most cells in the body



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  • Evidence based chemotherapy using the latest drugs based on internationally accepted guidelines to ensure world class treatment.
  • Targeted therapy (such as small molecules and monoclonal antibodies) that specifically target cancer cells while sparing normal cells. This results in better cancer kills with minimal side effects.
  • Concurrent chemo-radiotherapy with radiation that helps to make the latter more effective
  • Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy that reduces the extent of surgery or radiation and is valuable in organ preservation - breast, limbs, urinary bladder, oesophagus (food tube) and larynx (voice box) are some of the organs that need no longer be removed surgically to treat cancer.

Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. Chemotherapy is most often used to treat cancer, since cancer cells grow and multiply much more quickly than most cells in the body

In people with cancer, chemotherapy may be used:


  • To kill cancer cells: Chemotherapy can be used as the primary or sole treatment for cancer. In some cases, chemotherapy is used with the goal of curing your cancer. In other cases, chemotherapy may be used with the aim of slowing the cancer's growth.
  • After other treatments to kill hidden cancer cells: Chemotherapy can be used after other treatments, such as surgery, to kill any cancer cells that might remain in the body.
  • To prepare you for other treatments: Chemotherapy can be used to shrink a tumor so that other treatments, such as radiation and surgery, are possible.
  • To ease signs and symptoms: Chemotherapy may help relieve signs and symptoms of advanced cancer, such as pain./li>

No, it is not. It depends on the type and stage of the cancer. In some cases there may be a wait-and-watch policy; in others it is given to cure the disease or to prevent its recurrence.

Cells are the basic building blocks of the human body. They divide continuously during life to replace those damaged or destroyed by wear and tear. The divisions of cells are kept under strict control by various genes. Sometimes, these controls fail (due to gene abnormalities - mutations) and the cells divide uncontrollably to form a mass of cells - a tumor. Most of these tumors are benign - i.e. they remain localized, do not spread through the human body (i.e. do not metastasize), and will not harm the person. But some cells acquire additional mutations to form a tumors that can either damage the organ in which it is situated, or spread through the human body to harm the person; these are called cancers or malignant tumors.

Cells are the basic building blocks of the human body. They divide continuously during life to replace those damaged or destroyed by wear and tear. The divisions of cells are kept under strict control by various genes. Sometimes, these controls fail (due to gene abnormalities - mutations) and the cells divide uncontrollably to form a mass of cells - a tumor. Most of these tumors are benign - i.e. they remain localized, do not spread through the human body (i.e. do not metastasize), and will not harm the person. But some cells acquire additional mutations to form a tumors that can either damage the organ in which it is situated, or spread through the human body to harm the person; these are called cancers or malignant tumors.

Yes, most of the chemotherapy cycles are given on day care basis for few hours. You can continue to work in the gap between the 2 cycles of chemotherapy.

Your doctor determines how often you'll receive chemotherapy treatments based on what drugs you'll receive, the characteristics of your cancer and how well your body recovers after each treatment. Chemotherapy treatment schedules vary. Chemotherapy treatment can be continuous or it may alternate between periods of treatment and periods of rest to let you recover.

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