Oncology Department

The department of Oncology comprises with the diagnosis, consultation and treatments of various types of cancer and cancer related therapies such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy etc. Oncology Department of Aragyam Healthcare depends on the experience of the best professionals and modern machineries that ensures the preciseness and accuracy in diagnostic reports and also efficiency of the treatments.

Our oncology specialists provide treatments of lung cancer, head and neck cancer, breat cancer, spine cancer, cervical cancer, stomach and large intestine cancer, cancer among paediatric patients, blood cancer etc. The Oncology team is highly experienced and capable of early detection of cancers and management of the treatment according to individual situations. We ensure patient comfort and safety by rendering superior quality and personalized care for cancer patients. Our oncologists specialize in comprehensive preoperative preparations, careful observation of the problem, quality treatment and postoperative care to the inpatients.

Key Treatments

Surgery to remove cancer
Chemotherapy
Radiation therapy
Immunotherapy
Hormone therapy
Cryoablation
Targeted drug therapy

Frequently Asked Question

1) How does radiation therapy work?

Radiation therapy kills or damages cancer cells so that it cannot grow further. It takes days or weeks to start effecting depending on the intensity of the disease. However, radiation can damage non-infectious cells too.

2) What are differences between chemotherapy and radiation therapy?

Chemotherapy suggests to medications given by injecting or in tablet forms for cancer. Then the medicine circulates throughout the body. Radiation therapy is a process of killing the infectious cells by producing rays by a linear accelerator or other source of rays.

3) How long does a course of radiotherapy treatments usually last?

Generally it is required to go for radiation therapy daily for five days per week. The treatment duration may vary from one to eight week depending on the intensity of the cancer.