Medanta Hospital pioneers Comprehensive Cancer Care in UP, sets new treatment standards
Precise radiation technology for optimal outcome
State-of-the-art infrastructure where accuracy and efficacy meets compassion
TIL Desk Lucknow/ Medanta Hospital, a leading healthcare institution in Lucknow, launched its Comprehensive Cancer Care Programme today. The inauguration was graced by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath who unveiled the facility. The state-of-the-art cancer care facility is equipped to offer world-class treatment and aims to revolutionise cancer care in Uttar Pradesh.
Medanta’s Comprehensive Cancer Care Programme is backed by one of the largest team of cancer doctors in the state and is now equipped with the first-of-its-kind technology – North India’s First Varian Edge Radiation Machine. Together with Medanta’s renowned Tumour Board patient-assessment approach, this machine will empower the doctors to target tumours with very high precision while minimising damage to healthy surrounding tissue.
Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta Group, said, “The Comprehensive Cancer Care Programme at Medanta Lucknow will offer the advanced cancer care of global standard for the people of Uttar Pradesh and its surrounding states. The exclusive technology of Varian Edge will allow our experienced doctors to plan and give the radiation therapy to the patients with sub-millimetre precision. The Department of Radiation Oncology is backed by the multi-super specialist doctors, modern health infrastructure, and advanced imaging and diagnostic tools thus creating an ideal ecosystem at par with the best in India. Patients and caregivers will no longer have to travel long distances for specialised second opinion or holistic cancer treatment.”
After the Programme’s ground-breaking ceremony, Dr. Rakesh Kapoor, Medical Director, Medanta Hospital, Lucknow, said, “The launch of Medanta’s Comprehensive Cancer Care Programme backed by high end Varian Edge Radiation Machine is a milestone in the fight against cancer in Uttar Pradesh. This first-of-its-kind machine will help in treating the tumours of any location, of any size and shape. The ability to treat tumours that are inaccessible or difficult to treat surgically will indeed help in lowering the morbidity and mortality rate. We are now fully equipped to deliver advanced cancer treatments, and ensure round-the-clock specialised care for critically ill patients. Our goal is to provide personalised care that offers patients the best-possible outcome and quality of life.”
The facility has highly specialised and dedicated teams of doctors comprising of organ-specific cancer surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, haemato-oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, interventional radiologists, and oncology nurses who are committed to systematically assess each patient and provide an individualised, evidence-based treatment plan for treating all types of cancer.
This facility is the first-of-its-kind in Uttar Pradesh to offer Total Body Irradiation needed for Bone Marrow Transplant patients. Other advanced therapies offered here include stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), and Rapid Arc (Volumetric Arc Therapy).
The event was also attended by renowned doctors from Medanta Cancer Institute, including Dr. Amit Agarwal (Director, Endocrine and Breast Surgery), Dr Anshul Gupta (Director, Medical and Haemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant), Dr. Alok Gupta (Director and Head of Medical and Haemato Oncology), Dr Harshvardhan Atreya (Director, Medical Oncology), Dr. Vivekananad Singh (Director, Head and Neck Onco Surgery), and Dr KJ Maria Das (Associate Director, Radiation Oncology) among others.
About Medanta (Global Health Limited)
Founded by Dr. Naresh Trehan, a world-renowned cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon who has been awarded the prestigious Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, the third- and fourth-highest civilian awards in India, and the Dr. B.C. Roy Award in recognition of his distinguished contribution to medicine, Medanta (Global Health Limited) is one of the largest private multi-specialty tertiary care providers operating in the North and East regions of India, with key specialties including cardiac science, neurosciences, oncology, digestive and hepatobiliary sciences, orthopaedics, liver transplant, and kidney and urology, according to the report titled “An assessment of the healthcare delivery market in India, September 2022” by CRISIL Limited.
Under the “Medanta” brand, the Company has a network of five hospitals currently in operation (Gurugram, Indore, Ranchi, Lucknow, and Patna). Spanning an area of 4.7 million sq. ft., its operational hospitals have 2,571 installed beds as on December 31, 2022. It also has one hospital under-construction in Noida. The Company provides healthcare services in over 30 medical specialties and engages over 1,400 doctors led by highly experienced department heads.
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