Dr Ranga Rao, Head of Department and Director- Oncology at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Shalimar Bagh said, “For more than 4 decades, cervical cancer was the major killer disease in India. But Breast Cancer which has been on a steady rise has over taken cervical cancer as the most common and deadly killer disease of the new era. 1 in 28 women in India are likely to develop breast cancer during her lifetime. A few decades back, breast cancer was seen only after fifty years of age and the number of young women suffering from this disease was lesser. Almost 65-70% patients were above 50 years and only 30 to 35% women were below 50 years. However, presently, breast cancer is more common in the younger age group and 50% of all cases are in the 25 to 50 years age group. More than 70% of the cases present in advanced stage accounting for poor survival and high mortality.”

Max super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh is on the panel of Haryana Govt, CGHS and ECHS where by patients can avail Cashless treatment/ Reimbursement for all type of cancer treatment.

Notes to the editor- Max Healthcare:

Max Healthcare is the country’s leading comprehensive provider of standardized, seamless and international-class healthcare services. It is committed to the highest standards of medical and service excellence, patient care, scientific and medical education.

Max Healthcare has 12 facilities in North India, offering services in over 30 medical disciplines. Of this 9 facilities are located in Delhi & NCR and the others in Mohali, Bathinda and Dehradun. The Max network includes state-of-the-art tertiary care hospitals in Saket, Patparganj, Shalimar Bagh, Mohali, Bathinda and Dehradun, secondary care hospitals at Gurgaon, Pitampura and Noida and an out-patient facility and a speciality centre at Panchsheel Park. The 12 hospitals together have over 1900 beds.

The tertiary care hospitals at Saket, Patparganj and Shalimar Bagh are centres of excellence for Cardiac Care, Minimal Access, Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Cancer Care, Orthopaedics& Joint Replacement, Neurosciences, Paediatrics, Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Aesthetic & Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and Internal Medicine. In addition, they offer services in the disciplines of Urology, ENT, Gastroenterelogy, Nephrology, Dermatology, Mental Health & Behavioural Sciences amongst others.

The Super Speciality Hospitals in Mohali and Bathinda are under PPP arrangement with the Government of Punjab and have tertiary care facilities in cancer care, cardiac care, neurology, orthopedics and trauma.  The recently launched Super Speciality Hospital in Dehradun is the latest addition to the Max Healthcare network and offers comprehensive tertiary, secondary and primary care services.

Max Healthcare is a pioneer in the introduction of technology to provide patients with the highest standards in medical care. Examples are the first Brain Suite in Asia at Max Saket and the Electronic Health Record System in use across Max Hospitals. The hospitals are equipped with the advanced medical equipment like state-of-the-art Cath labs, OTs with HEPA, Nuclear Medicine, Gama Camera, LINAC for Radiotherapy and MRI and CT scan machines.

Max Healthcare has over 2100 leading doctors, 9300 employees and has treated over 19,00,000 patients from over 80 countries.