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Surgical Oncologist
Metro Hospital , Noida, India12 Years of experience
Speaks: English
Dr. Prateek Varshney is a renowned Surgical Oncologist. He has experience of more than 10 years in surgical Oncology. He is currently practicing as a consultant at Metro Mass Hospital and Cancer Institute. He was also previously associated as a consultant with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and as a professor at Gujarat Cancer Research Institute. Dr. Varshney completed his MBBS from Aligarh Muslim University in 2005 and later in the year 2010, he completed his MS in General Surgery from the same University. He passed his M. Ch. in Surgical Oncology from BJ Medical College in 2016.
Dr. Prateek Varshney has been extensively trained in the surgical management of various cancer and performed more than 8000 cancer surgeries. The area of expertise includes Head and Neck Tumor, Soft tissue cancer, Colorectal Malignancies, Lung cancer treatment, Hepatobiliary cancer treatment, Urological Malignancies, Esophageal cancer, and Gastric Cancer. Dr. Varshney is an active member of the Delhi Medical Council. He has been also attended many National workshops and conferences.
Some of the conditions surgical oncologist Prateek Varshney treats are:
The goal of breast cancer surgery is to excise the tumor and a portion of the surrounding tissues while conserving the breast. Breast cancer surgery methods may vary in the amount of breast tissue which is removed with the tumor. This depends on the overall tumor location, how far it has spread, as well as one’s personal feelings. The surgeons also remove some lymph nodes under this arm so that these can be removed. This helps your doctor to plan your treatment.
Your symptoms depend on the type of cancer you are affected with, what is the stage, the location of cancer, and how far it has spread in the body. Cancer may cause any type of symptoms or signs. A sign can be seen by others, such as a fever, vomiting, and breathing. Symptoms can be perceived only by the person is suffering from the condition. Around 200 types of cancer are known till date and all these can cause different symptoms. Cancer can produce the below-listed conditions However, symptoms might vary from person to person. Every condition has its symptoms:
You can see Dr Prateek Varshney between 11 am and 6 pm from Monday to Saturday. The doctor is not available on Sunday.
The list of popular procedures that Dr Prateek Varshney performs for cancer treatment are given below
The surgeon assesses the condition of the patient before performing any procedure to understand the risk associated with the procedure. The neurologist is popular for their high success rate and patient-centric approach which helps fast recovery of the patient. With vast experience in performing even the most complex cases with high precision and accuracy, the doctor follows medical protocols. A surgical oncologist performs cancer surgery in two ways: minimally invasive surgery and open surgery. Minimally invasive surgery uses techniques that focus on minimizing the trauma of traditional surgery. Some of the minimally invasive techniques are cryosurgery, robotic surgery, laparoscopy, cryosurgery, and laser surgery. In open surgery, surgeons make a single large cut to remove the tumor and some healthy tissues.
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A surgical oncologist is a doctor who removes the tumor and adjacent tissues through surgery. They also perform some types of biopsies to diagnose cancer. In some cases, a surgical oncologist performs surgeries to find out parts of the body where cancer has spread. In special cases, the surgeons do preventive surgeries. Sometimes, additional treatments like chemotherapy or radiation follow surgery. In these cases, surgical oncologists play an important role in providing care to the patients post-surgery.
Some of the most common test performed for the diagnosis of cancer are:
Most cancer patients undergo a biopsy to remove a sample of tissues from a body part for examination by a pathologist so that cancer can be diagnosed.
If your primary doctor suspects cancer, he will refer you to a surgical oncologist for the diagnosis of the condition. The surgical oncologist evaluates the symptoms and analyses the test report to find out if you have cancer. Consider seeking assistance from a surgical oncologist in the below-listed situations: