Department Of Medical Oncology

Chemotherapy is the important aspect of cancer care. The department is well versed with all the modes of chemotherapy. Resident and nursing staff is specially trained to deal with infusions and emergency care of side effects. Department specialises in high dose chemotherapy and infusional chemotherapy. The department plans chemotherapy using PICC lines or chemoports. Management of leukemia is facilitated by the availability of excellent blood component backup. High quality single donor platelet, and other blood products are available round the clock. As hospital is equipped with dialysis unit, cardiac unit, most modern intensive care unit chemotherapy can be safely given to patients with other concomitant ailments. Like if patient has renal failure requiring dialysis, or high blood pressure or history of previous heart surgery this department is the most ideal place for treatment.

The department has special facility for day care chemotherapy. Many schedules of treatment require only short term admissions. To help the patients special day care beds are available, where without formalities of admission patient can have chemotherapy and go back home to his familiar environment.

The hospital pharmacy stocks all important anticancer drugs. The most important thing is availability of emergency supportive drugs like growth factors, higher level antibiotics etc.