KMCH Hospitals Group – Pioneers In Oncology

Human body contains millions of cells; it grows divides and dies in conventional manner.

Most of the body’s cells have specific functions and fixed lifespans. A cell receives instructions to die so that the body can replace it with a newer cell that functions better. Cancerous cells lack the components that instruct them to stop dividing and to die.

As a result, they build up in the body, using oxygen and nutrients that would usually nourish other cells. Cancerous cells can form tumors, impair the immune system and cause other changes that prevent the body from functioning regularly. Over one and a half million new cancer cases are diagnosed each year. Anyone can get cancer at any age. However, nearly 9 out of 10 cancers are diagnosed in people ages 50 and older. Cancer can be found in people of all racial and ethnic groups, but the rate of cancer occurrence varies from group to group.

COIMBATORE has emerged, as an important medical hub of the several hospitals offering quality medical care, the Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital (KMCH) is the front runner. Every department in medical care is available here and it has earned a name for itself as an “ethically, professionally run hospital”. It has the latest equipment in cancer treatment, interventional radiology, orthopaedics, and so on. Providing world class treatment for Cancer Dr. Subramaniam, Radiation Oncologist at KMCH Hospitals Coimbatore, briefs about the various treatments available and the advancements available at the hospital.

Radiation Therapy to Treat Cancer

Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the world. But survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to improvements in cancer screening and cancer treatment.