Fortis Cancer Institute, Bannerghatta Road installs Karnataka’s first IORT system for cancer care

Fortis Cancer Institute, Bannerghatta Road installs Karnataka’s first IORT system for cancer care

IORT is an intensive radiation treatment effective for early stage cancer

Bengaluru, Feb xx, 2022: In a major breakthrough in cancer treatment, Fortis Cancer Institute, Bannerghatta Roadinstalled IORT (Intraoperative radiotherapy)system for the treatment of low risk breast cancer. IORT is a single dose of radiation given to selected cancer patients (mostly at an early stage of cancer/low risk cancer) that condenses a 40day/8to 6weeks radiation therapy into a single day treatment. The team of doctors led by Dr Sandeep Nayak-Director-Surgical Oncology, Dr Nisha Vishnu-Consultant- Radiation Oncology at Fortis Cancer Institute, Bannerghatta Road performed four IORT procedure on patients with early stage breast cancer from December 2021 to January 2022.

IORT is a radiation therapy technique in which a concentrated dose of radiation is delivered to a cancerous tumour site during surgery after the tumour is removed. After surgery, recovery is normal and there is no need for any additional external radiotherapy.

Currently, IORT procedure is active only at selected centres in India among which Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road has the only active IORT technology in Karnataka.Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is an intensive radiation treatment which is administered during surgery and are more précised with reduced complications and course of treatment.

Dr Sandeep Nayak-Director-Surgical Oncology, Fortis Cancer Institute, Bannerghatta Road, explains, “Cancer is becoming a growing disease burden in India with each passing day. In order to counter the growing surge, we need to encourage early cancer screening that will eventually lead to diagnosis & treatment at an early stage and reduce the cancer mortality rate. The idea behind adopting IORT at our unit is to treat the low risk cancercases more effectively and precisely.

Dr Manish Mattoo-Zonal Director-Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore, “We are the only hospital in Karnataka to have the active IORT technology, this would be our state of the art facility for treating cancer at early stages more efficiently. Almost two years back, we had introduced a dedicated centre for cancer care known as Fortis Cancer Institute to help the community get access to specialised cancer care in the state of Karnataka. In continuation to providing comprehensive cancer care in a holistic manner, we have installed IORT technology that will help us in delivering the most advanced cancer care to our patient community.

Dr Nisha Vishnu-Consultant-Radiation Oncology, Fortis Cancer Institute, Bannerghatta Road, For certain cancer, such as breast cancer,

As per National Cancer Registry Programme 2020, India’s cancer burden could increase from 1.39 million to 1.57 million by 2025.

About Fortis Healthcare Limited

Fortis Healthcare Limited – an IHH Healthcare Berhad Company – is a leading integrated healthcare services provider in India. It is one of the largest healthcare organizations in the country with 27 healthcare facilities (including projects under development), 4100 operational beds and over 419 diagnostics centres (including JVs). Fortis is present in India, United Arab Emirates (UAE) & Sri Lanka. The Company is listed on the BSE Ltd and National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India. It draws strength from its partnership with global major and parent company, IHH, to build upon its culture of world-class patient care and superlative clinical excellence. Fortis employs 23,000 people (including SRL) who share its vision of becoming the world’s most trusted healthcare network. Fortis offers a full spectrum of integrated healthcare services ranging from clinics to quaternary care facilities and a wide range of ancillary services.