Department of Medical Oncology 

 

 

Introduction

The department of medical oncology was established in 1984 and since its inception, it has excelled in clinical, teaching, and research activities.

The department provides its services in adult and pediatric hematological and solid malignancies, and runs several clinics, including, but not limited to leukemia, myeloma and lymphoma, head and neck cancers, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancers, pediatric cancers, genitourinary cancers, gynecological cancers, ophthalmic cancers, bone and soft tissue cancers, and brain tumors. Several daycare procedures including bone marrow aspirate, biopsy,  thoracocentesis, pleurocentesis, intrathecal chemotherapy, etc are performed  Clinics are run on all working days, providing consults to over 15,000 patients annually. In addition, state-of-art stem cell transplant services are provided that includes autologous, matched sibling, haploidentical, umbilical cord, and matched unrelated transplants in a dedicated stem cell transplant ward.

Medical Oncology department runs a DM and a PhD programme, for which a national competitive exam is held every six months.

This department proudly owns its laboratory where RT- PCR, FISH, cytogenetics, tissue culture, and Flowcytometry etc. have already been standardized. Stem cell storage is carried out routinely; and blood component therapy is provided with the help of cell separator.

Medical Oncology has been actively working with various NGO’s to increase cancer awareness in schools and in the communities. Medical oncology faculty has been participating in many Continuing education programs/workshops/symposia conducted by Medical Oncology on various topics regularly over the last several years including hemato-oncology, cancer screening and awareness, lung cancer, cancer team management, colorectal cancers, hematopoietic stem cell transplants etc.

The department has published several research articles in high-indexed peer-reviewed scientific journals, including Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Oncology, European Journal of Cancer, etc.