Yashoda Cancer Institue | Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology:

Our Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Division evaluate and treat many blood disorders and cancers. Yashoda Cancer Institute’s pediatric specialists work together as a multidisciplinary team to determine the best treatment modalities for children. At Yashoda Cancer Institute you can expect:

Coordinated care from highly trained specialists in pediatric hematology and oncology disorders.
Comprehensive treatment strategies built with input as needed from specialists in orthopedic oncology, pediatric surgery, pediatric urology, pediatric infectious disease and other specialties and subspecialties.
Complete support services including social work, patient education, chaplaincy programs and other resources.
Compassionate delivery of diagnosis and treatment procedures.
Comfortable consultation rooms, imaging areas and inpatient care facilities.
Cutting-edge basic and translational research studies in pediatric oncology and hematology that are aimed to improve care.

Physicians from the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology work as part of an integrated team to provide efficient, coordinated care for children suffering from blood and cancer disorders. Some diseases treated within the division are listed below:

Cancer Diseases Treated:

Brain tumors ,Ewing's sarcoma (bone tumor),Leukemia ,Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma (bone tumor), Rhabdomyosarcoma ,Soft tissue sarcoma, Wilms' tumors, Recurrent cancer

Blood Diseases Treated:

Anemia
Hemophilia
Leukemia
Thrombocytopenia
White blood cell disorders

Neuro-oncology:

Neuro-oncologist at Yashoda Cancer Institute specializes in the treatment of various pediatric and adult nervous system tumors. Multidisciplinary teams of specialists including neuro-oncologist, neurosurgeon and neurophysician provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of patients with these tumors.

Physicians from this unit work as part of an integrated team of specialists, who provide efficient, coordinated care for people with tumors of the brain. The objective of all treatment is to completely eradicate the tumor with the available armamentarium of surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

Yashoda cancer institute can be considered as a comprehensive neuro-oncology centre as it has state of the art neurosurgery facilities with human expertise, all highly conformal techniques such as IMRT, Stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) and strerotactic radiosurgery (SRS- X knife) facilities are available. The institute is also equipped with physiotherapy and rehabilitation clinic as well as psychiatrist/psychologist counselling facilities which is a must for any comprehensive centre.

Some of the tumors treated at this unit are as follows:

Astrocytomas
Ependymomas
Oligodendrogliomas
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)
Pituitary tumors
Craniopharyngiomas
Meningiomas
Chordomas
Neurocytomas
Supratentorial PNET’s
Medulloblastomas
Primary CNS lymphomas
Cerebral Arteriovenous malformations (AVM’s)
Spinal tumors

	Radiation Oncology
	Medical Oncology
	Surgical Oncology
	Diagnostics
	Gynecologic Oncology
	Orthopedic Oncology
	Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
	Thoracic Oncology
	Neuro Oncology