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Our oncology specialists offer the best chance for every patient to conquer cancer.Surgery plays a pivotal role in the management of most solid cancer. While surgery alone is adequate for early cancers, most advanced tumours require multi modality treatment.An oncologist diagnoses the cancer and its stage and provides the required treatment for cancers and tumours. The diagnostic imaging and therapy systems offer the most economic and effective ways to treat cancer. Surgery is one of the most important modality of cancer treatment used for curing early stages of cancer of any part of the body from head to toe. Minimally Invasive Surgery/ Keyhole Surgery services are provided at shreedevei hospital.Tumour removals are performed surgical oncologists. They are ably supported by operating theatres, recovery and ICU staff.

Surgical oncology is the branch of surgery applied to oncology; it focuses on the surgical management of tumors, especially cancerous tumors. As one of several modalities in the management of cancer, the specialty of surgical oncology, before modern medicine the only cancer treatment with a chance of success, has evolved in steps similar to medical oncology (pharmacotherapy for cancer), which grew out of hematology, and radiation oncology, which grew out of radiology.Most often, surgical oncologist refers to a general surgical oncologist (a subspecialty of general surgery), but thoracic surgical oncologists, gynecologic oncologists and so forth can all be considered surgeons who specialize in treating cancer patients.

Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue.Risk factors for developing breast cancer include being female, obesity, lack of physical exercise, drinking alcohol, hormone replacement therapy during menopause, ionizing radiation, early age at first menstruation, having children late or not at all, older age, prior history of breast cancer, and family history.More than 80% of breast cancer cases are discovered when the woman feels a lump.he earliest breast cancers are detected by a mammogram.Chest after right breast mastectomy Surgery involves the physical removal of the tumor, typically along with some of the surrounding tissue. One or more lymph nodes may be biopsied during the surgery; increasingly the lymph node sampling is performed by a sentinel lymph node biopsy.Standard surgeries include: Mastectomy: Removal of the whole breast.Quadrantectomy: Removal of one-quarter of the breast. Lumpectomy: Removal of a small part of the breast.Women can reduce their risk of breast cancer by maintaining a healthy weight, reducing alcohol use, increasing physical activity, and breast-feeding.