Different types of Cancer
Different types of Cancer
Surabhi oncology clinic is a unit of Surabhi Health Care (partners being Dr. Venkatachala K and Mrs Bhagya K M) was started in 2009 with the intention to provide comprehensive state of art cancer care under one roof at an affordable cost. We have completed a phenomenal 17 years in managing cancer cases.
is a consultant Surgical Oncologist practicing in Bangalore and Hassan, Karnataka. He carries with him more than 24 years of experience in managing cancer cases.
Facilities Available as follows :
Surabhi oncology clinic is a unit of Surabhi Health Care (partners being Dr. Venkatachala K and Mrs Bhagya K M) was started in 2009 with the intention to provide comprehensive state of art cancer care under one roof at an affordable cost. We have completed a phenomenal 17 years in managing cancer cases.
is a consultant Surgical Oncologist practicing in Bangalore and Hassan, Karnataka. He carries with him more than 24 years of experience in managing cancer cases.
Facilities Available as follows :
Various treatment modalities are available for cancer. Some are "local" treatments like surgery and radiation therapy, which are used to treat a specific tumor or area of the body. Medicines used to treat cancer (such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy) are often called "systemic" treatments because they enter the blood and work on the entire body.
Surgery has been used to diagnose, stage, treat and palliate cancer. Surgeons remove your tumor tissue to offer cure or relieve symptoms.
The word "chemotherapy" ("chemo") means that medicines or drugs are used to treat cancer. These drugs are either cytotoxic, meaning they can kill tumor cells. These medicines are given as injections through the veins or as oral tablets to act on certain pathways of the cancer cell cycle.
Targeted therapy means certain drugs are given to precisely identify and attack certain types of cancer cells. These magic bullets are chemicals directed against certain cell receptors. It can be offered alone or in combination with other treatments, such as traditional or standard chemotherapy, surgery, or radiation therapy.
Immunotherapy directs a person's own immune system to fight cancer. Immunotherapy can boost or change how the immune system works so it can find and attack cancer cells.
Radiation therapy involves using radioactive particles like photons, electrons, neutrons, protons to treat cancers. Radiation may be used alone or with other treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy, hormones, or targeted therapy.
Hormones are substances produced by the body to control function of certain types of cells.
Some cancer cells depend on hormones for their growth. Because of this, treatments that block or alter hormones can sometimes help slow or stop the growth of these cancers. Hormone therapy is mostly used to treat certain kinds of breast cancer and prostate cancer that depend on sex hormones to grow.
A stem cell transplant, also called a bone marrow transplant, is used to treat certain types of cancer. This procedure might be called peripheral stem cell transplant or cord blood transplant, depending on where the stem cells come from. Either allogenic (different donor cells) or autogenic (own cells) are used for transplant.
Multidisciplinary approach means a team of oncologists and other experts (including medical/ surgical/
radiation oncologists, nurses, nuclear physicians, physiotherapists and rehabilitation experts, etc) are
involved to deliver the best possible care.