The treatment of various cancers has evolved over the years with significant improvements in the survival and quality of life after the diagnosis of cancer. Multidisciplinary management involving surgical, medical, radiation therapy, counselling and rehabilitation has made a huge diference.

The Department of Surgical Oncology focuses on surgical interventions for the diagnosis, staging, treatment and palliation of cancer patients. After appropriate evaluation and diagnosis, multidisciplinary tumour board discussion is done and decision regarding the management of the patient is taken. Sometimes Neoadjuvant treatment(Chemotherapy/radiotherapy) maybe required prior to surgery and at times after completion of surgery to prevent recurrences. In our Surgical Oncology division, after inform and getting consent from the patient and attenders, all complex and advanced procedures are done to offer surgical clearance of the tumour. Modular theatres and well trained staff are available to assist procedures of any magnitude. Expert anesthesiologists and ICU teams provide adequate intraop and postoperative support for effective recovery of the patient.

The kidney transplant program at Velammal Medical College Hospital started in January 2017 with a living donor transplant. Since then the transplant program has steadily grown number wise. We now routinely do cadaveric and liverelated kidney transplantation. The program is overseen by an internationally trained nephrologist and our outcomes are on par with international standards. Our patients have included those from other parts of the country and abroad. We were awarded by the Tamilnadu government for the largest number of cadaveric transplants, in the private hospital category. Our hospital is authorised to do transplants under various government insurance schemes including the CMCHIS.

Power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided. But in certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always holds in these matters to this principle of selection.