All about Breast Cancer

There is an urgent need to bring awareness and educate women in India- to seek the facts and assess the screening options available.Breast cancer is the cancer type that begins in the cells that make up the breasts. The breast cancer risk in India is that 1 in 28 women develop the disease during their lifetime.

Diagnosis include

1. Breast MRI and ultrasound
2. CT scan and Mammography
3. PET scan

Causes

Some of the risk factors that lead to cancer are

• Getting older and genetics
• Dense breast tissue
• Obesity
• Hormone replacement therapy

 

Symptoms of Breast Cancer

The first symptom is usually a thickened tissue in the woman's breast or a lump. However other noticeable signs and symptoms of breast cancer are

 

A pain in armpits that is not related to woman’s menstrual cycle. A rash around on the nipples. An area of thickened tissue in a breast Change in the shape and size of breast

 Why Guru Hospital for Cancer?

 Guru hospital located at Madurai, Tamil Nadu is an extensive center with state of the art technologies. It is one of the largest centers in Tamil Nadu supported by the most advanced technology to make cancer a manageable health condition. This center is one among the few centers doing laparoscopic oncology work. 

 

DR.S.G.BALAMURUGAN

M.S,M.Ch(Surg.Onco)

Chairman of Guru multi speciality Hospital, Dr.S.G.Balamurugan is one of the leading surgical oncologist. He has been awarded as the best doctor award by Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University for the services rendered by him in the medical field and cancer surgery.

Best Cancer Surgeon ( Surgical Oncologist ) in Tamil Nadu

Guru Hospital Madurai is a multispeciality 100 bedded hospital constructed 75cents at Mattuthavani heart of the city.The hospital has registered for Medical Tourism covering the foreign patients.

                                                      

Hospital's Pharmacy

The hospital is fully equipped with standard and advanced investigating modalities and dedicated qualified faculties to provide comprehensive health care of international standard to our patients.

Dr.S.G.Balamurugan, M.S, M.Ch (Surg.onco), is one of the leading surgical oncologist and presently doing practice at Madurai. He has immense experience in the field of surgical oncology for the past 10 years. He routinely does major oncological procedures like advanced laparoscopic oncological surgeries for GIT cancers and gynecological cancers,Pelvic exenteration, Radical cystectomy, Craniofacial resections. Organ sparing surgeries like limb sparing surgery for extremely soft tissue sarcoma, Breast conservation surgeries for Ca Breast ect. 

 He has been selected for the Prestigious Award of “Best Doctor Award” by the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University for the conspicuous service rendered by him so far in medical field and also carried out high volume of cancer surgery in South Tamil Nadu.