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Dr. Sandeep Batra
Vice Chairman
Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 17+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Ganesh Nagarajan
Vice Chairman - Hepatobilliary Pancreatic & Gastrointestinal Onco Surgery
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Oncology Reconstructive Surgery, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Gender: Male
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Dr. Manoj K. Tayal
Principal Director – Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 19+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Sameer Khatri
Principal Director - Medical Oncology
Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Gender: Male
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Dr. Vivek Mangla
Principal Director - Gastrointestinal and Hepatopancreatobiliary (GI & HPB) Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 21+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Rajender Kumar
Senior Director- Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 17+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Rashi Agrawal
Senior Director - Clinical Administrator & Program Coordinator, Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 22+ Years
Gender: Female
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Dr. Sharan Choudhri
Senior Director - Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 41+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Chandragouda Dodagoudar
Senior Director
Medical Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Paediatric (Ped)/Medical Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
Dr. Vikas Goswami
Senior Director - Medical Oncology (Head & Neck, Gastrointestinal, Urology, Musculoskeletal, Breast & Gynecology)
Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 23+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Dodul Mondal
Senior Director - Radiation Oncology
Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Paediatric (Ped)/Medical Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 16+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Waseem Abbas
Director & Unit Head - Medical Oncology
Medical Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 16+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Pankaj Kumar Arora
Director - Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 18+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Sachin Gupta
Director
Medical Oncology, Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 23+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr Manish Jain
Director & Unit Head – Gastrointestinal Oncosurgery
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology
Gender: Male
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Dr. Sajal Kakkar
Director - Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 20+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr Tripti Saxena
Director – Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Gender: Female
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Dr. Sunandan Sharma
Director
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 15+ Years
Gender: Male
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Can't find what you are looking for?
Dr. Nagender Sharma
Director - Medical Oncology
Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 14+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Waliullah Siddiqui
Director – Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery
Liver Transplant and Biliary Sciences, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Gender: Male
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Dr Prateek Varshney
Director – Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 21+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr Kamlesh Verma
Director – Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology
Gender: Male
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Dr. Ajay Yadav
Director & Head – Robotic GI Surgery, GI Oncology, Bariatric and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr Abhishek Aggarwal
Associate Director – Gastrointestinal Oncosurgery
Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Gender: Male
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Can't find what you are looking for?
Dr. Vishal Nidhi Kulshrestha
Associate Director - GI, MAS & Bariatric Surgery
General Surgery, Laparoscopic / Minimal Access Surgery, Bariatric Surgery / Metabolic, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Laparoscopic, Endoscopic & Bariatric Surgery, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 29+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Sanjeev Kumar
Associate Director & Unit Head
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr Anadi Pachaury
Associate Director & Unit Head – Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Breast Cancer, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 13+ Years
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr. Ritesh Pruthy
Associate Director
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Surgical Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 21+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Rajesh Vashistha
Associate Director
Paediatric (Ped) Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 35+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Shashank Chaudhary
Principal Consultant – Surgical Oncology/ Cancer Care / Robotic Surgery
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Uro-Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology
Experience: 14+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Mayank Gupta
Principal Consultant - Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology
Experience: 9+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Suresh Kumar Singla
Senior Consultant
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr. Mayank Nautiyal
Senior Consultant
Laparoscopic / Minimal Access Surgery, Bariatric Surgery / Metabolic, Liver Transplant and Biliary Sciences, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 18+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr Sriniket Mohan Raghavan
Senior Consultant – Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 10+ Years
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr. Runu Sharma
Senior Consultant - Medical Oncology
Medical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Uro-Oncology, Paediatric (Ped)/Medical Oncology, Musculoskeletal Oncology, Palliative Care, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Neuro Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology
Experience: 9+ Years
Gender: Female
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Dr. Sanjeev Srivastava
Senior Consultant
Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Endoscopy, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology
Experience: 37+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Karamjot Singh Bedi
Consultant – General & Gastrointestinal Surgery
Liver Transplant and Biliary Sciences, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Institute of Laparoscopic, Endoscopic & Bariatric Surgery, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology
Experience: 12+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr Aman Rastogi
Consultant – Surgical Oncology
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 7+ Years
Gender: Male
Languages Spoken: Hindi, English
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Dr. Saurabh Tiwari
Consultant
Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Breast Cancer, Thoracic Oncology, Head & Neck Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Thoracic Oncology Surgery, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology
Experience: 10+ Years
Gender: Male
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Dr. Mohammad Atif Khan
visiting consultant – GI & General Surgery
General Surgery, Laparoscopic / Minimal Access Surgery, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Institute of Laparoscopic, Endoscopic & Bariatric Surgery, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery
Experience: 22+ Years
Gender: Male
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Real Patient Stories
Frequently Asked Questions
What is appendix cancer, and how does it differ from other cancers?
Appendix cancer originates in the appendix, a small organ attached to the large intestine. Unlike more common cancers, appendix cancer is relatively rare and is categorised into different types based on the specific cells involved.
What are the primary types of appendix cancer?
The main types of appendix cancer include appendiceal mucinous neoplasms, appendiceal adenocarcinoma, goblet cell carcinoma, and neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Each type has distinct characteristics and treatment approaches.
What are the common symptoms of appendix cancer?
Patients with appendix cancer may experience symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, changes in bowel habits, unexplained weight loss, and the formation of a mass or lump in the lower right abdomen.
How is appendix cancer diagnosed?
Diagnosis involves a combination of imaging studies like CT scans, MRI, or ultrasound, along with biopsies to analyse tissue samples obtained during surgery or through an endoscopy. Many times, these cancers are diagnosed on biopsy after appendicectomy for appendicitis.
What are the risk factors associated with appendix cancer?
The exact cause of appendix cancer is unknown, but some risk factors may include a family history of certain gastrointestinal cancers and genetic conditions like familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).
How is the staging of appendix cancer determined?
Staging involves assessing the extent of cancer spread. Appendix cancer staging is generally based on factors like tumour size, invasion into layers of the appendix and nearby tissues, and whether it has spread to lymph nodes or distant organs.
What are the treatment options for appendix cancer?
Treatment for appendix cancer varies depending on the type and stage but may include surgery, chemotherapy, and occasionally radiation therapy.
How important is surgery in treating appendix cancer?
Surgery is the primary treatment for localised appendix cancer. Depending on the extent of the disease, options may include appendectomy (removal of the appendix), right hemicolectomy or cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy) for more advanced cases.
What is the role of chemotherapy in appendix cancer treatment?
Chemotherapy is used to target cancer cells that may have spread beyond the appendix or following surgical removal of the tumour to reduce the risk of recurrence.
Can appendix cancer recur after treatment?
Yes, like many cancers, appendix cancer can recur, especially if it was not entirely removed during surgery or if it has spread to other organs.
What is the prognosis for patients with appendix cancer?
The prognosis depends on the type, stage, and grade of appendix cancer, as well as the success of treatment. Early detection and comprehensive treatment generally lead to better outcomes.
Are there any targeted therapies available for appendix cancer?
In some cases, targeted therapies that specifically attack certain features of cancer cells may be used, but their use is not yet as widespread as in other cancer types.
How can I find a specialist experienced in treating appendix cancer?
Seeking out a healthcare facility with a multidisciplinary team experienced in treating rare cancers like appendix cancer is essential for optimal care.
What are pseudomyxoma peritonei and its connection to appendix cancer?
Pseudomyxoma peritonei is a condition where a jelly-like fluid accumulates in the abdomen due to the spread of mucinous tumours of the appendix. Treatment usually involves cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC.
Can appendix cancer spread to other organs?
Yes, if not detected and treated early, appendix cancer can metastasise to nearby organs and, in more advanced cases, to distant organs like the peritoneum, liver or lungs.
How can I support a loved one diagnosed with appendix cancer?
Offering emotional support, attending medical appointments together, and helping with practical tasks can be invaluable for patients and their families.
Can appendix cancer be prevented?
Currently, there are no specific measures known to prevent appendix cancer. Regular health check-ups may help with early detection if any symptoms arise.
Are there any patient support groups for appendix cancer?
Yes, various organisations offer support and resources for patients and their families dealing with appendix cancer, providing valuable information and a sense of community.
FAQs reviewed by
Dr Nikhil Agrawal Director - Cancer Care / Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Oncology, Gastro Intestinal & Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgical Oncology, Robotic Surgery.