It is that branch of medicine that studies about tumors and cancer. Oncology department at Narinder Mohan Hospital and Heart Centre deals with comprehensive cancer diagnosis and treatment for the patients suffering from this killer disease. It provides both out door and indoor facility to cancer patients. Each year many patients are diagnosed with different types of cancer.
Cancer - Is it curable?
Cancer is curable if detected early. Early detection of cancer is possible by screening, and this has led to improved survival in cancers of the breast and cervix. If a person has regular medical check up, and reports immediately to the doctor if he has any of the warning signs:
unexplained weight loss
loss of appetite
lump in the breast or bleeding from the nipple
recent change of bowel habits
vaginal bleeding after menopause
change in shape/size or bleeding from a mole
chronic cough
then cancer may be detected at an earlier stage and cure is possible in most cases.
Common cancers which are detected and treated are:
