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Vydehi Cancer Center
Type: Comprehensive Cancer Centre-
Equipped to treat early and advance stage cancer
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Has a multi-disciplinary team of oncologists (surgical, medical and radiation oncology, bone marrow transplantation)
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Tumor board review meetings are held regularly. In the meeting multiple specialists discuss a patients treatment plan jointly.
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88% of cancer services recommended by international standards to comprehensively treat cancer are available here
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11 of 11 types of specialists required to treat cancer are available
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Average experience of treating doctors is 12 years (as specialists)
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HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
One-stop-shop for all cancer treatments: Vydehi Cancer Center has all departments required to treat cancer – Surgical, Medical and Radiation Oncology. Being a multi-specialty hospital, apart from oncologists, the hospital has other specialists who are often required to collaborate with oncologists e.g. urologists, pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, neurosurgeons etc. Patients don’t have to be referred out for services, almost everything patients need is available in one place here.
Experience of high-volume of cancer patients: Vydehi serves thousands of cancer patients every year. So far they have handled over 18,764 cancer cases. The team has very experienced doctors heading the oncology departments. Since many cases come regularly from Karnataka, Andhra and Tamil Nadu doctors are exposed to wide variety of cancer cases.
Research and Evidence Based Cancer treatment: Vydehi hospital also has a medical college on campus. The institution invests in research towards oncology, all the heads of oncology departments (Dr. Ganesh, Dr Geeta and Dr. Shashidhar) publish research papers regularly. Regualrly publishing research keeps the doctors abreast with latest advancements in cancer treatment. The team prides itself in giving evidence-based cancer treatment, tumor board reviews where many specialists discuss a cancer case, are held regularly here. Patients can get an opinion from wide team of specialists to decide their treatment plan in this one meeting.
Affordable Cancer Care: Vydehi offers affordable treatment for patients. Many patients from lower income group are also able to afford care here. Consultation and treatment fees are lower than many private large hospitals in Bangalore.
Focus on Palliative Care / Pain Management: The cancer department has a special focus on palliative medicine required for pain management and relief from discomfort during cancer treatment. This is a speciality that is globally considered very important part of cancer treatment. Vydehi has specialists dedicated to providing this care to cancer patients.
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
The hospital has almost everything required to meet international standards of cancer treatment. Only key infrastructure missing is PET/CT scanner and Bone scan / SPECT, these are not available. If required, patients may be referred out for these specific tests.
| Category | Diagnostic & Prepatatory Tests |
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| Services | History & Physical Exam Mammography X-ray Ultrasound Pathology Histology Biopsy Lifestyle Counseling Surgery Chemotherapy Basic Palliative Care |
| Specialized Services(Basic+) | MRI CT Endoscopy Professional Genetic Counseling Lifestyle Counseling Nutritional Counseling Dietitian Laparoscopic Surgery External Beam Radiation Therapy Brachytherapy Dedicated Palliative Care Specialist Palliative RT Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy |
| Type | Infrastructure |
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| Basic | Xray |
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- 24x7 Emergency Room
- ICU
- Ambulance
- Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department
- Govt. insurance accepted
- Private Insurance accepted
- TPA Desk
The hospital has all types of oncology specialists working together to provide comprehensive care - surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists and medical oncologists including hemato-oncologists (dealing in blood disorders) and bone marrow transplant specialists. Being a multi-specialty hospital, other specialists required for cases (e.g. urologists, pulmonologists, gastroenterology) are readily available to collaborate with the oncology team to attend to the patient. The Cancer center is headed by Dr. Ganesh MS with over 23 years of solid oncology experience, the doctors here have treated over 18,000 cancer cases.
- Surgical oncologist
- Colon and Rectal surgeon
- Urology surgeon
- Urologist
- Pulmonologist
- Plastic surgeon
- Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon
- Medical oncologist
- Radiation oncologist
- Palliative care specialist
- Stoma care specialists
- Onco-pathologist
- Radiologist
- Professional Genetic Counselor
- Mental Health Professional
- Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
- Occupational and Speech Therapy
- Dietitian
- Tumor Board
