Medical Oncology

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Medical oncology focuses on treatment of cancers by administering drugs to destroy the cancer cells for best results; medical oncology is often used in combination with radiation and / or surgical oncology.

Regarded as the best medical oncology hospital in Mumbai, the centre has a team of highly experienced oncologists, after carefully considering patient's cancer stage, clinical condition, and various diagnostics test results, which include lab tests, imaging procedures and nuclear medicine procedures in certain cases, create a treatment profile. This ensures that each treatment plan is personalised, accurate, efficient and best suited to deliver the desired outcome for the patient and thus provide best medical oncology care. 

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Chemotherapy – It is a cancer treatment which involves drugs or their combination with a curative intent, or to prolong life or to reduce symptoms. Many a times chemotherapy is given in combination with radiation and / or surgical procedures to treat cancer with better outcomes

Immunotherapy -   It is a cancer treatment in which a patient’s immune cells are activated to fight the cancer

Targeted Therapy - It is a cancer treatment which targets proteins that control the growth, division and spread of cancer cells

Hormone Therapy -  In this type of cancer treatment, medicines slow or stop the growth of cancers by targeting the hormones that use these hormones to grow

Customized Multi-modality Therapies[MOU1] 

Autologous bone marrow transplant facility -  Bone Marrow Aspiration / Biopsy

Biopsies (Included Under Imaging Guidance)

Pleural Tapping

Ascitic Fluid Tapping etc.

Port Insertions + Flushing

Imaging

Rehabilitation Services including stoma rehabilitation, speech rehabilitation and occupational therapy

BMT Center

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The medical oncology department has two dedicated day care centres which administer treatment providing the finest patient experiences with best outcomes.

 These centres have a nurse to patient ratio of 1:3, the best in the city of Mumbai.

 The services are monitored by Oncology team, who are present throughout the session. 

There is dedicated section for in-patient admissions, with specially trained oncology nurses, along with doctors, to ensure patient convenience and the best treatment

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Dr. (Prof) Vijay Patil

Submitted by suraj on Fri, 04/04/2025 - 22:41

Dr. (Prof.) Vijay Patil is a distinguished medical oncologist with over 2 decades of clinical and research experience, specializing in the management of solid tumors and the development of next-generation cancer therapies. He has authored more than 777 peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, The Lancet Global Health, Oral Oncology, Cancer, Cancer Cell, and ASCO publications.

GP CPD ZOOM WEBINAR - Oncology & Robotics Update

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/24/2022 - 20:24

P. D. Hinduja Hospital & MRC organises
Zoom Online Webinar : GP CPD - Oncology & Robotics Update
Date : Monday, 28th March, 2022
Time : 02:00 PM onwards

Programme:
Welcome & introduction at 2.00 pm Talk will commence from 2.30 pm
Dr. Imran Shaikh : Surgical Advances in Colo rectal Cancer
Dr Ganesh Bakshi : Role of Robotics in Uro oncology
Dr. Sampada Dessai : Minimally invasive surgery in Gyneacologic Oncology

Dr. Suparna Rao

Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/10/2022 - 15:19

After completion of her training in Internal Medicine from JIPMER, Pondicherry in 2014 and her Medical Oncology residency at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology in 2017, she joined the Department of Medical Oncology at PD Hinduja National Hospital, Mahim. She gained significant clinical experience as an Associate Consultant, Junior Consultant and has been working as a Full Time Consultant at the Institute since April 2022. She has been part of the Clinical and Academic activities in the Department and strives for Clinical and Academic excellence.

Dr. Sachin Almel

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 14:02

Professional Experience

Dr. Sachin Almel has been associated with Department of Medical Oncology, P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai since July 1995.

Educational Qualification:

1988 - M.B.B.S., South Gujarat University

1992 - M.D. (Internal Medicine), South Gujarat University

1995 - D.M. (Onco Medicine) , Gujarat University

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