Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC (Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy) are groundbreaking treatments for abdominal cancers. Dr. Deepa Magge, surgical oncologist and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center tells us about the procedure, who the ideal candidates are, and why Vanderbilt has one of the leading surgical oncology teams to help patients with these types of cancers. #HIPEC #cancercare #abdominalcancer #appendicealcancer #colorectalcancer | Vanderbilt-Ingram

Anjuaara Begum, a 53-year old lady from Bangladesh, presented to us with locally advanced Stage IIIC Ovarian cancer. Our multidisciplinary team of oncologists at Manipal hospital Whitefield initially treated her with neoadjuvant chemotherapy to downstage the cancer followed by 8 hours of Advanced Cytoreductive surgery. The treatment was performed by a team of doctors led by Dr. Ashwin Rajagopal, Consultant - Surgical Oncology, and Dr. Abhaya Kumar SM, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Manipal Hos