• Multidisciplinary Treatment Decisions:

Choithram Hospital has a team of specialists from various oncology desciplines, viz. Surgical Oncology (Gynaec, Head-Neck, GI & General), Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Hemato-Oncology and Oncopathology .

All  the specialists discuss each patient for the best treatment option, available and possible, and then decide accordingly looking into best interests of the patients.

• Precision Medicine:

the future of medical oncology lies in precision medicine viz. immunotherapy and targeted therapies. These drugs are novel agents and act only on specific cells having cancer markers. Immunotherapy drugs act by mediating immune systems of patients. CHRC provides all facilities for administration of these therapies in well equipped, well ventilated day care as well as resident wards.

These drugs have also improved cure as well as treatment tolerance in adult as well as pediatric patients.

• Advanced, Minimally Invasive Oncosurgery with Function Preservation:

Choithram Hospital has Site specific trained team of oncosurgeons. All kinds of comprehensive, minimally invasive onco-surgeries are done successfully in our Hospital. Extremely complicated surgeries like Video Assisted TORS, laparoscopic GI and Gynaec surgeries have been successfully done in our Hospital.

• Supportive Care: 

Cancer patients need comprehensive care and treatment of all cancer related symptoms. Choithram Hospital provides services to take care of these symptoms viz.

Pain: One of the commonest symptom of cancer is pain. We provide specialised dedicated pain OPDs for advice and management of pain through both interventional and non-interventional procedures.

Palliative Care: End stage cancer patients have a wide spectrum of symptoms depending on site of tumour. Palliative care comprises of management of these symptoms with least possible side effects.

Psychological Care: Cancer patients go through a lot of psychological trauma during diagnosis treatment as well as followup. Our psychologists keep an eye on mental and psychological health of our patients throughout their course.

Physiotherapy: Cancer patients require a lot of physiotherapy support due to the surgery and radiotherapy treatment they go through. CHRC provides a dedicated Onco-Physiotherapy unit for serving our patients.

• Social Awareness:

 Early diagnosis is the key to cancer cure. CHRC conducts various educational and awareness programs in society for increasing awareness for cancers and their symptoms amongst masses. This is done through camps, multimedia channels, CMEs etc. These programs also help in creating awareness towards cancer causing habits viz. tobacco, alcohol etc.