Oncology Services at Nanjappa LifeCare

Nanjappa’s Tertiary Care facility is set up to treat all types of solid malignancies, including:

• Lungs, breasts, liver, kidney, brain, bones, head and neck cancer
• Colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancer
• Genitourinary and gynecologic malignancies
• Hematological cancers like: Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Acute and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, and all other types of Blood Cancer

This includes the preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic needs of patients, as well as, supportive care.

The Tertiary Cancer Care Unit consists of an experienced, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). This team of specialists includes:

• Medical oncologists
• Surgical oncologists
• Radiation oncologists
• Palliative and Pain Management Team
• Radiologists
• Pathologists
• Psychiatrists
• Physiotherapists
• Plastic surgeons

So far we have done 15,000 Chemotherapy services, Over 2000 major cancer surgeries, 1200 Radiation oncology services, 350 Brachytherapy services

Services of Medical oncology & Hemato-oncology includes

Medical Oncology is a division of healthcare that deals with chemotherapeutic medication along with surgery and radiation – for cancer patients.
Nanjappa’s Medical Oncology & Hemato-oncology Department endeavours to bring the latest technology in medical oncology services, to the Malnad region.

Services offered at the Department of Medical Oncology & Hemato-oncology include:

• Chemotherapy
• Targeted therapy
• Immunotherapy
• Hormonal therapy
• Palliative care
• Metronomic chemotherapy

Surgical Oncology

Surgical Oncology at Nanjappa Health care employs surgical methods of treatment, giving importance to organ preservation, patient care and quality of life.

With our team of well-established surgical oncologists, cosmesis and rehabilitation are conducted without any compromise to oncological safety. We have been doing all sort of Major/Supra major surgeries includes CRS/HIPEC/Lung surgeries.

Our team gives more importance to Organ preservation and minimally invasive methods, Such as SLNB and Laparoscopic surgeries.

We have specialised facilities to treat:

• Head& Neck Cancers includes Thyroid surgeries with reconstruction – laryngeal surgeries with voice preservation.
• Thoracic Surgery (Open / Thoracoscopic / lung / Esophagus)
• Gastrointestinal – Laparoscopic / open
• Hepato-pancreato-biliary
• Breast Cancer (BCT, Oncoplasty, SLNB, Breast reconstruction)
• Gynecological – Laparoscopic / open – SLNB-CRS-HIPEC
• Genito urinary surgery – Renal – Nephron sparing surgery – Bladder – neo bladder surgery
• Palliative surgeries
• Multivisceral resection

Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology is a speciality in medicine which deals with the use of high energy  photons(X rays) or gamma rays for the treatment of mainly cancer as well as certain benign or non cancerous conditions. The Department of Radiation oncology in Nanjappa Life Care was opened for operation in the month of december 2021. The Department is equipped with  advanced radiotherapy technology which is meant for precision delivery of radiation to any cancer site in the body with the goal of tumor control, organ preservation and minimum acute and long term side effects. The set up aims to provide effective cure  or disease control in cancer patients and yet have the benefit of a good quality of life after treatment. .It is a state of the art radiotherapy center with modern equipment which caters to the needs of patients from the malnad region. It is a part of a comprehensive cancer care unit which is supported by diagnostics in the form of Radiology, Oncopathology and Nuclear medicine as well as complemented by Departments of Medical and Surgical Oncology. It provides holistic care for every patient not only limiting it to curative Radiotherapy but also catering to the psychosocial and physical rehabilitation aspects .  Management of pain ,  palliation and supportive care are among the pillars of the Department .The Department is a part of a periodic multi disciplinary tumor board which guides the treatment plan of every patient.

The Center treats around 400 patients in a year thus having treated around 1200 patients until now. A majority of these patients comprise the curative treatment of cancer all over the body from head to toe while a sizable number are palliative therapies. Common cancers in India like head and neck, breast, gynecological, gastrointestinal, lung and brain are being attended to in this set up. External beam Radiotherapy has options for 3DCRT,IMRT, IGRT, SBRT/SRT and electron therapy complemented by KV-CBCT image guidance and respiratory gating technology . Brachytherapy services ensure the best of precision and safe delivery of treatment.

The Department is equipped with a vital beam linear accelerator for external beam teletherapy and a Gammamedplus brachytherapy unit.

The team consists of :

Radiation Oncologists,

Medical physicists

Radiotherapy technicians and

Nursing staff.