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Bronchoscopy
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Oncology is the medical subspecialty dealing with the study and treatment of cancer. A physician who practices oncology is an oncologist. The term is from the Greek onkos, meaning bulk, mass or tumor, and the suffix -ology, meaning "study of". Oncology is concerned with - the diagnosis of cancer and its treatment therapy vide surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other modalities. The hospitals provides treatment vide the treatment therapy often involving medication and other procedures, by chemotherapy and by surgery. To aid in diagnosis it has facilities for Biopsy, either incisional or excisional, Endoscopy, either upper or lower gastrointestinal, bronchoscopy, or nasendoscopy, X-rays, CT scanning, ultrasound and other radiological techniques, Blood tests, including Tumor markers, which can increase the suspicion of certain types of tumors or even be pathognomonic of a particular disease. Facilities are also available for bone marrow tests and for bone marrow transplantation. The treatment therapy depends completely on the nature of the tumor identified what kind of therapeutical intervention will be necessary. Certain disorders will require immediate admission and chemotherapy (such as ALL or AML), while others will be followed up with regular physical examination and blood tests. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used as a first-line radical therapy in a number of malignancies. They are also used for adjuvant therapy, i.e. when the macroscopic tumor has already been completely removed surgically but there is a reasonable statistical risk that it will recur. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are commonly used for palliation, where disease is clearly incurable: in this situation the aim is to improve and prolong quality of life. Surgical oncology is the branch of surgery, which focuses on the surgical management of malignant neoplasms (cancer). Surgery is attempted to remove a tumor entirely. This is only feasible when there is some degree of certainty that the tumor can in fact be removed. When it is certain that parts will remain, curative surgery is often impossible, e.g. when there are metastases elsewhere, or when the tumor has invaded a structure that cannot be operated upon without risking the patient's life. Occasionally surgery can improve survival even if not all tumor tissue has been removed; the procedure is referred to as "debulking" (i.e. reducing the overall amount of tumor tissue). Surgery is also used for the palliative treatment of some of cancers, e.g. to relieve billary obstruction, or to relieve the problems associated with some cerebral tumors. The risks of surgery must be weighed up against the benefits. The treatment is provided by highly qualified and experienced professionals. The facilities are equipped with state of art medical equipment and instruments. The hospitals also has a separate infectious ward for treatment of infectious diseases.
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Supporting facilities Laboratory Clinical Pathology, Serology Cytology Microbiology Hematology Biochemistry
X-Ray Sonography Spiral C.T.Scanner Color Doppler Critical Care Unit Infectious Ward Emergency services Ambulatory |
Oncoe Medicine
Chemotherapy
Digital Radioimaging 
