Why Kathmandu Cancer Center?

We delivers a broad range of breast cancer treatments, and breast surgery. Our experts are fellowship-trained doctors. We help you look and feel your best after cancer treatment with specialized services such as onco-plastic reconstructive surgery. Other services are Breast preserving surgery, Chemotherapy, Targeted therapy, Radiation including Brachytherapy & IMRT, Hormonal therapy.

Area of expertise:
1. Breast conservation surgery, Onco-plastic surgery
2. Breast Brachytherapy
3. Heart -sparing radiotherapy in left sided breast cancers (DIBH)

Neuro-Oncology  team focus on brain tumors of both adult and children. We routinely do challenging treatments like cranio-spinal axis radiotherapy(CSI), pediatric radiotherapy under anesthesia etc. Metastatic brain tumor and gliomas are the most common indication for treatment.We have treated over 300 glioma patients.

Our ongoing goals are to optimize the accurate molecular and imaging diagnosis of brain tumors and apply latest evidence based guideline and improving quality of life of patients. 

Thoracic Oncology team work together to provide state-of-the-art treatment for patients with lung cancer. We also see other cancers like mesothelioma, thymic tumors etc. Many patients of lung cancer are benefiting from personalized therapy based on molecular markers.

Area of expertise:
1. CT guided lung biopsy and molecular diagnostic panels
2. Personalized Targeted therapy, Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy.
3. Palliative care program for pain management and symptomatic relief measures. 

Multi-disciplinary Head & Neck team focus on cancers of mouth, neck, salivary glands(parotid) and thyroid. Team include Head & Neck surgeon, radiation and medical oncologist, plastic surgeons and speech and swallowing therapists.

Areas of expertise are as follows:
1. Complex surgery and free-flap reconstruction (with team of Plastic surgery)
2. IMRT/VMAT in head and neck cancers.
3. Thyroid cancer surgery & management.
4. Interstitial brachytherapy in skin, lips etc.  

Our doctors treat people with cancer of the esophagus, gastrointestinal tract, small bowels, liver and bile ducts, pancreas, colorectal area. Multi-disciplinary team discuss each patient provide GI surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy services as per need of patients.

Area of expertise:
1. Hemi-colectomy, Extended cholecystectomy, Whipple's procedure, APR/LAR , Peritoneal surgery, Palliative feeding stomy.
2. Esophageal radiotherapy, brachytherapy
3. Colo-Rectal cancer management.
3. Chemo-port Insertion, feeding procedures.  

Gynecologic oncology team specialize in treating disorders of the female reproductive system. This team deal with non-cancerous and cancerous lesions of ovary, cervix, endometrium etc. We are high volume center for cervical cancer and provide Image Guided Brachytherapy (IGBT). Our gynae-oncologist frequently team up with onco-surgeon to provide complex surgical services like pelvic exenteration and peritoneal cytoreduction surgery.

Area of expertise:
1. Radical hysterectomy, Pelvic exenteration, ovarian cancer surgery
2. Image Guided Brachytherapy (IGBT) , Interstitial brachytherapy
3. Chemotherapy and targeted therapy in ovarian cancers