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The state of the art cancer treatment center at the Kovai Medical Center & Hospital is headed by Dr.V.Kannan, a highly reputed radiation oncology specialist in India. He was the chief of radiation oncology services at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. Dr Kannan has now taken charge as Director of the KMCH Comprehensive Cancer Center.
KMCH comprehensive cancer center offers radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgeries for the Cancer patients. It will be of international standard of care in terms of investigations and modern treatments including Radiotherapy.
The new facility is equipped with the latest Linear Accelerator the "Varian Triology with Rapid Arch" offering therapies like SRS, Image Guided Radiation Therapy, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy besides routine Radiation therapy. These Radiotherapy facilities at the cancer center of KMCH will match the best in the world that will have provision to perform 4 dimensional CT scan which accurately assess respiratory problems and movement of tumours in order to plan treatment of patients.
This advanced radiotherapy system is geared towards offering sterotactic radiotherapy and radio surgery. With this technique we can give radical treatment to small lung, brain and liver tumours in single sitting or in 3-5 fractions. In lung cancer patients who are not willing or not able to have surgery due to anaesthetic risks, this would be an equally efficacious alternative.
This Linear accelerator based sterotactic radiotherapy system is a very accurate system and delivers treatment in a shorter time compared to other systems. The center also have an HDR (high dose brachytherapy system). This will be used for intracavitary brachytherapy in gynaecological cancer. It will also help us deliver intraluminal brachytherapy for esophageal and endobronchial tumours. This can be adapted to offer Prostate brachytherapy and accelerated partial breast radiation in the future.
KMCH will be having a dedicated new hospital for cancer treatment with all facilities. This would include a suite for day care chemotherapy where patients receive chemotherapy and targeted treatment in a relaxed atmosphere.
The KMCH Comprehensive Cancer Center has the most up to date technology and highly skilled professionals. The hospital will also provide accommodation with transport to the patients and their attendants who come from neighboring districts and other states at a very subsidized cost. This added facility would give the patients a sense of security and confidence. This facility is already built and available immediately.
All patients will be treated with standardized international protocols. We want cancer patients to undergo a totally new experience in the way they are cared and treated with dignity, compassion and empathy. Cancer does not mean the end of life and the ultimate goal of KMCH is to see that the patients make a new beginning and turn a new leaf of life.
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