Dr. Merdan Fayda

Conditions Treated by Dr. Merdan Fayda

Radiation oncologists are highly trained doctors who specialize in treating cancer through high-intensity photon beams or X-rays. These radiations kill cancer cells. Radiation oncologists coordinate with other doctors to design the complete treatment plan. The conditions that radiation oncologist Merdan Fayda treats are listed below:

• Brain Tumours
• Cancers near the Brain and Spinal Cord
• Head and Neck Cancers
• Cervical Cancer
• Pancreas Tumours
• Prostate Cancer
• Abnormalities in the Brain
• Uterine Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Vascular Malformations
• Liver Tumours
• Spine Tumours
• Brain Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Thyroid Cancer
• Kidney Tumours
• Tumors
• Prostate Tumours
• Lung Tumours
• Eye Cancer
• Gastrointestinal Cancers
• Functional Abnormalities and Small Tumors of the Brain
• Head And Neck Cancer
• Rectal Cancer

Cancer of lung, head & neck, prostate, and breast are effectively treated with radiation therapy. Lung cancer radiation therapy uses powerful X-rays to kill cancer cells or to stop them from growing. Radiation can also be used before lung cancer surgery to reduce the size of the tumor or after surgery to kill the cancer cells in the lungs.

Signs and symptoms treated by Dr. Merdan Fayda

If you have any of the below-listed symptoms, your primary care doctor may refer you to an oncologist:

• Weight changes, including unintended loss or gain
• Skin changes, such as yellowing, darkening or redness of the skin, sores that won't heal, or changes to existing moles
• Tumor
• Lump or area of thickening that can be felt under the skin
• Persistent cough or trouble breathing
• Changes in bowel or bladder habits.
• Cancer
• Fatigue

Symptoms of cancer depend on the location of the cancer, its size, and the extent it affects adjacent organs and tissues. If a cancer has spread, symptoms might appear in different parts of your body.

Operating hours of Dr. Merdan Fayda

Dr Merdan Fayda works between 11 and 5 pm, Monday to Saturday. The doctor does not work on Sunday.

Popular Procedures performed by Dr. Merdan Fayda

Some of the popular procedures that Dr Merdan Fayda performs are

• Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
• Stereotactic Radio Therapy (SRT)

Proton therapy or proton beam therapy is the most advanced form of radiation therapy which can destroy cancer cells. Doctors may either use proton therapy alone or may use it with chemotherapy, x-ray radiation therapy, surgery, and/or immunotherapy. It painlessly focuses radiation through the skin.. CyberKnife is high-dose radiation delivered to the cancerous prostate tumours. The radiation used also referred to as Stereoactic Body Radiation Therapy and is usually recommended for men with risk prostate cancer. CyberKnife is more efficient than conventional radiation therapy.

Qualification

• Stereotactic Radiotherapy, Thoracic Oncology, University of North Carolina, NC, USA (2010 – 2011)
• Kocaeli University Radiation Oncology Department, Associate Professor Assistant (2006 – 2009)
• GATA Radiation Oncology Department, Specialist Doctor, Reserve Officer (2004 – 2005)
• Istanbul University, Medical Faculty, Dr.R.A. (1999 – 2004)
• Istanbul University, Medical Faculty, Under-Graduate (1993 – 1999)

Past Experiences

• Istinye University Medical Faculty
• Liv Hospital Ulus
• Istanbul University Oncology Institution
• University of North Carolina, NC, USA
• Kocaeli University Medical Faculty
• Istanbul University, Medical Faculty