From precision medicine to cutting-edge technologies, Niramaya Hospital offers comprehensive cancer care under one roof.
The Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology department is a team of highly specialized medical oncologists, scientists, physician assistants, and research nurses who treat gastrointestinal malignancies, including cancers of the liver, bile duct, gallbladder, pancreas, large and small bowel, stomach, esophagus, and rare tumors.
Our goal is to deliver the highest quality patient care by providing the most advanced medical therapies and opportunities to participate in clinical trials to improve survival and quality of life. Research scientists are working to find better therapies and more accurate diagnosis and screening procedures to detect GI cancers in their earliest stages. Fellowship and residency programs are available to train future generations of gastrointestinal oncologists.
Uro-oncology, also known as urological oncology, is a specialized discipline of oncology that focuses on cancers of the urinary tract in both men and women, as well as tumors of the male reproductive organs.
This discipline comprises the risk assessment, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and palliative care of patients with urological cancers.
Gynecologic oncology is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on cancers of the female reproductive system, including ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal cancer, cervical cancer, and vulvar cancer. As specialists, they have extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of these cancers.
Signs and symptoms of breast cancer may include:
A breast lump or thickening that feels different from the surrounding tissue
Change in the size, shape, or appearance of a breast Changes to the skin over the breast, such as dimpling A newly inverted nipple Peeling, scaling, crusting, or flaking of the pigmented area of skin surrounding the nipple (areola) or breast skin Redness or pitting of the skin over your breast, like the skin of an orange
Head and neck cancer symptoms may depend on where cancer develops and how it spreads. The most commonly affected areas are the ears, nose, and throat. Understand the risk factors for developing head and neck cancer. For example, tumors in the larynx or pharynx may be discovered as a lump in the throat. Cancer in the mouth may cause sores in the mouth or swelling of the jaw.
Head and neck cancers typically begin in the squamous cells that line the moist surfaces inside the head and neck. Some examples of these moist surfaces include the inside of the mouth, nose and throat.
