Whether chemotherapy or surgery comes first depends entirely on cancer type, stage, tumor size, and how the oncology team plans to give you the best...

Preparing for cancer surgery starts 2-4 weeks before your operation date and involves physical fitness optimization, nutritional loading to build...

Cytoreductive surgery or CRS is an operation that removes all visible cancer deposits from the peritoneal cavity including stripping affected...

No, properly performed cancer surgery does not spread cancer to other parts of the body. This is one of the oldest fears in oncology and it persists...

Common side effects of cancer surgery include post-operative pain, fatigue, surgical site infection, bleeding, nerve damage, lymphedema, changes in...

Cancer staging before surgery combines imaging scans, tissue biopsies, and blood tests to determine exactly how far the disease has spread using the...

You should ask about cancer stage, surgical options available, expected margins, whether lymph nodes need removal, recovery timeline, complication...

MIND stands for Minimally Invasive Neck Dissection, a technique developed by Dr. Sandeep Nayak that removes cancerous lymph nodes from the neck...

PIPAC stands for Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy, a minimally invasive treatment that delivers chemotherapy as a fine pressurized...