- The International Institute is the relaunch of all the Oncology services in the Aster Hospitals,
- Kerala advocating multidisciplinary approach in the treatment and care of cancer.
Cancer is emerging as a major public health problems in India. On an average, more than 1,300 Indians succumb to the dreadful disease every day. Kerala is no exception to this! With the rising cancer incidence rate in the state, there is a need for specialised infrastructure and collective expertise in the treatment of cancer. Keeping this in mind, Aster Hospitals Kerala has relaunched their oncology
services under Aster International Institute of Oncology (AIIO), a centre of excellence for all cancer treatments and robotic surgery, to offer the most advanced, multidisciplinary treatment plans. Using modern technology, the centres provide the same cure rates and cosmesis while also improving the quality of life. The institute brings together the best medical talents, treatment practices, and technologies across our hospitals in
Kerala under one roof and offers comprehensive care for the management of all types of cancers, in both adults and children provide patients with optimal, evidence-based, and customised treatment plans with the help of state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic technology.
Under AIIO, there are Centres of Excellence like the International Institute for Robotic Oncosurgery, International Institute for Peritoneal Malignancy, Ovarian Cancer and HIPEC & PIPAC, International Institute for Breast Surgery, Oncoplasty, SLNB, Lymphoedema Surgery, International Institute for Immunotherapy, and International Institute for IGRT, SBRT and Intraoperative Radiotherapy. The state-of-the-art
institute was launched by Prof. Dr.Somashekhar S P, Chairman of Medical Advisory Board and Global Director of Aster International Institute of Oncology, Aster DM Healthcare – India & GCC. Commenting on the need to establish a comprehensive cancer care institute in India, Prof.Dr. Somashekhar S P said, “The idea is to establish AIIO as the number one cancer care institute in India, and soon to be in the top 5 globally. All centres will have robotic technology, hi-tech dedicated machines, intra-operative radiotherapy, and state-of-the-art medical equipment.
We are also partnering with top universities in the world for research and development purposes. We are establishing training and fellowship programs in affiliation with Rajiv Gandhi University or any recognized university and offering Dr NB Oncology programme. AIIO will be the
exclusive research wing for clinical trials. ” Cancer being one of the growing menaces faced by people, we are happy to make our services available to as many patients as possible. With the new avatar, the health benefit will extend across the state,” said Farhaan Yasin, Regional Director, Aster Hospitals, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Farhaan Ysin- Aster Hospitals Kerala and Tamilnadu Regional Director, Dr. Jem Kalathil, Senior Consultant – Surgical Oncology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Dr. K V Gangadharan, Senior Consultant & Head – Medical Oncology, Aster MIMS, Calicut, Dr. Arun R Warrier, Senior Consultant – Medical Oncology, Dr.Durga poorna, Senior consultant- Radiation oncology, Aster Medcity, Dr. Rama Swamy-Senior consultant, Haematology, Aster Medcity Kochi and other senior doctors from Aster Hospitals Kerala also attended the function.