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Oncology

Oncology Overview

Established in 1957, Valavadi Narayanasamy Cancer Center, the Oncology Department of GKNM Hospital has been one of the forerunners of Cancer Healthcare in South India. Well known in the region for its ethical Cancer Treatment and empathetic patient care, we offer the entire spectrum of holistic Cancer Care Treatment under one roof. Our services have benefited more than two lakh cancer patients and their families over the past 64 years. Being one of the best Cancer Hospital in Coimbatore, we are equipped with world-class facilities to diagnose and treat cancer.

  • Our Cancer Therapy provides a multi-modality approach, a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy to achieve an optimal cancer cure. Multidisciplinary oncology care is being provided to all our patients since 2006 in our multispeciality hospital.
  • Multidisciplinary teams catering to specific organ systems were established in the year 2009 helping in a more focused approach and contributing to the overall improvement in the Cancer care delivered.

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Multidisciplinary Clinics

  • Head and Neck
  • Breast
  • Gynaecology
  • Gastrointestinal (GIT)
  • Haematology
  • Sarcoma
  • Paediatrics

Core diagnostic services

  • Pathology and laboratory medicine
  • Radiodiagnosis
  • Nuclear medicine

Core cancer treatment services

  • Medical Oncology
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Haematology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit
  • Palliative care
  • Clinical research and trials

Ancillary/ supportive services

  • Community and preventive oncology
  • Home care services
  • Multidisciplinary daily tumor board meeting
  • Virtual tumor board
  • Cancer Genetics clinic
  • Day care chemotherapy facility
  • Patient counseling services and wellness clinics
  • Lymphedema clinic
  • Stoma clinic
  • Physiotherapy
  • Nutrition counseling

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Treatment & Procedures
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Difficult Airway

The anesthetists are trained in assessing and managing patients with difficult airway and the department is well equipped with advanced difficult airway equipments such as

  • Flexible Intubation Video Scope (Fibreoptic)
  • Video laryngoscope
  • Intubating LMA (Fastrac)
  • Proseal & Classic LMA

Team of Doctors

Dr.B. Sivanesan

MBBS, MD-RT, DM-Medical Oncology, DNB

Chairman Dept of Oncology & Consultant Medical Oncologist

Dr.A. Raj Kumar

MBBS , MD-(RT, DM – Oncology)

Consultant Medical Oncologist

Dr.M. Nagarajan

MBBS, DMRT, MD -RT

Director for Research & Development – VNCC

Dr.P. Arulraj

MBBS, MS, MNAMS, DNB, MRCS-Edin, M.Ch-Surg onc

HOD – Surgical Oncology

Dr. Latha Balasubramani

MBBS, DGO, MD, DNB, MRCOG

Consultant Gynae Oncosurgeon

Dr.R. Mohan Raj

MBBS, MS-Gen.Sur, M.Ch -Surgical Oncology

Consultant Surgical Oncologist

Dr.R. Venkatesan

MBBS, MS., DNB -Surg.Onco

Consultant Surgical Oncologist

Dr. C. Anand Narayan

MBBS, MD-RADIOTHERAPY

Chief of Radiation Oncology

Dr. S. Karthiga

MBBS, DMRT, DNB-RT

Consultant Radiation Oncologist

Dr.R. Rajith Ramachandran

MBBS, MRCGP, DIP in Palliative

Consultant Palliative Care

Dr. J. Preethi

MBBS., MD., Fellow in Hemato onco

Consultant – Hematology, Paediatric Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant

Dr.L. Ajeitha

MBBS., MD., Fellow in Hemato onco

Consultant – Paediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant

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