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Oncology is the study of cancer. An oncology hospital is a healthcare center for the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients suffering from cancer. A specialty Oncology Hospital has outpatient services, diagnostics, operating rooms, inpatient care including intensive care, and a rehabilitation center. Equipped with the best of oncologists, state-of-the-art operating rooms, the latest techniques and devices in diagnostics, radiation treatment facilities, and post-treatment rehabilitation services specialty Oncology hospitals boast the best quality care for cancer patients under a single roof.

Based on treatment modalities, Oncology Hospitals have 3 main departments:

• Medical Oncology: Cancers which can be managed by medications only namely chemotherapy, targeted chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.

• Radiation Oncology: Cancer treatments involving the use of radioisotopes for highly specialized X-rays to kill the cancer tissues.

• Surgical Oncology: This branch covers biopsies for diagnoses and the removal of cancerous tumors/tissues/organs surgically.

• Diagnostics Department has the latest X-ray machines, CT- scanners, MRI machines, and PET scanners all under one roof making it convenient to patients and doctors by saving valuable time and money.

• Post-cancer care involves counseling, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation programs to ease the patients into their routine lives.