Onco- facts and fallacies

25/11/2025

🚀🚀21st November marks a special milestone as we proudly launch the Ananthapuri Cancer Centre, along with a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening cancer awareness in the public and early detection.

Our programs include:

Cancer awareness camps

School and corporate awareness sessions

Training sessions for doctors and nurses

Survivors’ meet

Distribution of educational leaflets

Early detection camps

Yet another venture aiming for a free cancer screening and prevention clinic will be held every second Saturday, making quality preventive care more accessible to the community.

With the addition of our new Surgical Oncologist, Dr. Mithun, and Gynaec Oncologist, Dr. Anjana, our team is now stronger and better equipped to provide comprehensive, compassionate, and patient-centered cancer care.

Feeling grateful to be part of this mission and excited for all that lies ahead🧬🧬

23/11/2025

It has been two years since I began my journey as an Oncologist at Ananthapuri Hospital — a journey filled with learning, growth, and deep gratitude.
21st November marks a special milestone as we proudly launch the Ananthapuri Cancer Centre, along with a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening cancer awareness in the public and early detection.

Our programs include:

Cancer awareness camps

School and corporate awareness sessions

Training sessions for doctors and nurses

Survivors’ meet

Distribution of educational leaflets

Early detection camps

Yet another venture aiming for a free cancer screening and prevention clinic will be held every second Saturday, making quality preventive care more accessible to the community.

With the addition of our new Surgical Oncologist, Dr. Mithun, and Gynaec Oncologist, Dr. Anjana, our team is now stronger and better equipped to provide comprehensive, compassionate, and patient-centered cancer care.

Feeling grateful to be part of this mission and excited for all that lies ahead🎉🎉

15/11/2025

🎙️🎙️Lung cancer awareness campaigns, observed annually in November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month aim to educate the public about risk factors, promote early detection, and encourage prevention.

🎙️🎙️Key awareness messages focus on the dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke, the risk from radon and air pollution, the importance of screening for high-risk individuals, and recognizing potential symptoms like persistent cough, chest pain, or unexplained weight loss.🧬🧬

11/11/2025

🧬🧬Hereditary breast cancer…

🎙️🎙️Genetic breast cancer or hereditary breast cancer, accounts for about 5% of all diagnosed cases and is caused by inherited mutations in genes like BRCA1 and BRCA2, which increase the risk of developing breast cancer often at a younger age. The carriers of these mutated genes are also at high risk of developing ovarian, pancreatic and prostate cancer.

🎙️🎙️Management options include increased screening methods (mammogram and MRI) starting at an early age, preventive medications, genetic counselling, prophylactic surgery and targeted therapy.💊💊

07/11/2025

💊💊Patients undergoing chemotherapy should take precautions such as avoiding infections by practicing good hygiene, washing hands frequently, avoiding raw or undercooked foods, and limiting contact with sick people. They should also maintain a balanced diet, stay hydrated, prioritize rest to manage fatigue, and avoid smoking and alcohol.

It is crucial to avoid overexertion, follow all doctor’s instructions, and report side effects or complications promptly…🧬🧬

31/10/2025

🟣🎊 Wrapping up another pink month. Awareness talks, webinars, screening and every single step would count and should not be the norm of October alone. We need to continue these efforts for the betterment of our society. Heading forward with an optimistic and a delightful heart hopeful of caring and curing more…🎈🎈🎀

Remembering the famous quote by Hippocrates -
“To cure sometimes, to treat often, to comfort always”

23/10/2025

💉💉💊Chemotherapy is a frontline strategy for cancer treatment where we give medicines in the form of tablets or injections which are capable of killing cancer cells. Like every other modern medicine treatment, it has its own side effects. A patient undergoing cancer treatment should he aware of its side effects.

🎙️Understanding the side effects of chemotherapy..🧬🧬

22/10/2025

13/10/2025

I am grateful for the opportunity to attend the 5th Dr. Advani’s Legendary Oncology Series (DALOS) at Smita memorial Hospital, Thodupuzha as faculty for 2 case based panel discussions in breast cancer and colorectal cancer. Every academic gathering gives new knowledge to improve ourselves. The discussions were insightful and intriguing. Special thanks to Advani sir, sobin jacob and shebin george for the invitation 🎉🎉🤝

04/10/2025

Lets make u ‘In the pink’…..

🔮October is here…the pink month and this year the theme holds - “Every story is unique. Every journey matters”.

A special occasion to remind each one of us about the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide- breast cancer. Just as the theme beholds, it reminds us of the struggles and hardships that each patient and survivor endures during their journey which give them strength and resilience to conquer the disease. On a positive note this is the right time to escalate awareness regarding screening and early detection strategies and to reinforce the fact that early detection save lives.🎉🎉🎀🎀






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05/08/2025

I felt honoured to be invited to the State Level Workshop on Oncology Crossroads organised by Little Flower College of Nursing in association with Jubilee Memorial Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram on 26/7/2025. I had a talk on - Cancer Care Evolution : Trends, Treatment and Technology. Oncology service is a team work. Properly trained nursing staff is of utmost importance in an Oncology department. These workshops provide knowledge regarding preparation of cytotoxic drugs, safe handling, use of biosafety cabinets, precautions during administration and extravasation management.