HaiDoctor, My brother in law 34 year old underwent surgery for tumor in left cheek upto back of left ear now he is recomendedto  have radotherapy , now may i know that can he had treatment in adayar centre ,do they do free of cost or is it a paid service.
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Cancer is a difficult condition to treat. It might take months to years for complete treatment and to say that the patient is cured. It is a usual practice to give radiation to a person operated for cancer cheek like your brother. The surgery has been done to remove the bulk of tumor and the radiation is to treat any microscopic cancer cells in the cheek. Radiation is calculated as per the area to be treated and is given with the help of highly precise machines. It will also treat the cancer cells in areas where complete removal by surgery is not possible. Radiation is administered by giving fraction doses over days to weeks. One session can be given over 2 weeks to 21 days with gaps in between. Adayar cancer hospital is a government funded institute and treatment is provided at a nominal low cost to patients. Please contact hospital authorities for exact radiation cost detail. However, is much less than compared to private hospitals. Please do not worry.