Areas of care
Ten cancer areas and two surgical approaches. Each page explains the warning signs, the tests, how surgery fits into treatment, and what to bring to your first visit.
01Cancers
Where in the body
the cancer is.
Choose the area that matches your diagnosis or your doctor's referral. If you are not sure, start with your first visit — that is what it is for.
- 01Head & neck cancerसिर और गले का कैंसरCancers of the mouth, tongue, voice box and other parts of the head and neck. Here you can read about the warning signs, the tests, and how surgery fits into treatment.Oral cavity · Tongue · Larynx (voice box) · Other head and neck cancers
- 02Oesophageal & stomach cancerभोजन नली और पेट का कैंसरCancers of the food pipe (oesophagus), stomach and other parts of the gut, and the part surgery plays alongside other treatment.Oesophageal cancer · Gastric (stomach) cancer · Other gastrointestinal cancers
- 03Liver, gallbladder & pancreas cancerयकृत, पित्ताशय और अग्न्याशय का कैंसरCancers of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas and bile ducts, and how surgery for them is planned. Doctors call this group HPB (hepatopancreatobiliary).Liver · Gallbladder · Pancreas · Biliary tract (bile ducts)
- 04Colon & rectal cancerकोलन और मलाशय का कैंसरCancers of the colon and rectum, how treatment is planned, and advanced keyhole (laparoscopic) bowel surgery where it is suitable.Colon cancer · Rectal cancer · Advanced laparoscopic colorectal surgery
- 05Breast cancer surgeryस्तन कैंसर की सर्जरीThe surgical side of breast cancer care, from a lump that needs checking to an operation planned together with other treatment.Surgery for breast cancer
- 06Gynaecological cancer surgeryस्त्री रोग कैंसर की सर्जरीSurgery for cancers of the womb, cervix, ovaries and other female reproductive organs, planned together with other treatment.Surgery for gynaecological cancers
- 07Urological cancer surgeryमूत्र तंत्र के कैंसर की सर्जरीSurgery for cancers of the kidney, bladder and related organs of the urinary system, planned together with other specialists.Surgery for urological cancers
- 08Thyroid & endocrine cancerथायरॉइड और हार्मोन ग्रंथि का कैंसरThyroid lumps and cancers of the hormone-producing glands. Here you can read how they are tested, and when surgery is advised.Thyroid cancer · Other endocrine (hormone gland) tumours
- 09Soft-tissue sarcoma & retroperitoneal tumoursसॉफ्ट-टिश्यू सार्कोमा और रेट्रोपेरिटोनियल ट्यूमरSoft-tissue sarcomas and tumours deep in the back of the belly (retroperitoneum), and the part surgery plays in their care.Soft-tissue sarcoma · Retroperitoneal tumours
- 10Peritoneal surface cancers (CRS & HIPEC)पेरिटोनियल सतह के कैंसर (CRS और HIPEC)Cancers that spread to the lining of the belly (peritoneum). For some patients, a long operation called CRS may be done with heated chemotherapy washed inside the belly, called HIPEC.Peritoneal surface cancers · Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) · HIPEC, where indicated
02Surgical approaches
How the operation
is done.
Keyhole and robot-assisted methods are tools, not goals. They are used where they suit the cancer and the patient, and open surgery is advised where it is safer.
- 11Laparoscopic & minimally invasive cancer surgeryलैप्रोस्कोपिक और न्यूनतम चीरे वाली कैंसर सर्जरीWhat laparoscopic (keyhole) cancer surgery is, when it may be suitable, and when open surgery is the safer choice.
- 12Robotic cancer surgeryरोबोटिक कैंसर सर्जरीWhat robotic cancer surgery means, and when the surgeon may consider a robot-assisted approach.
Next step
Not sure which
area applies?
Bring your biopsy report and scans. The first consultation explains what is known and what comes next.