VS Hospitals has launched a dedicated Centre for Geriatric Oncology, South India’s first Integrated Geriatric Oncology Unit.Speaking at the event, Professor Dr.S.Subramanian, Senior Medical Oncologist, Founder Chairman and Managing Director, VS Group of Hospitals said, “The Evaluation and development of treatment recommendations for an older adult with cancer is very challenging and in order the bridge the Geriatric Oncology centre at VS Hospital will function in collaboration with senior geriatrician Dr V S Natarajan. It is a one-stop centre forolder adults diagnosed with cancer and provides a comprehensive range ofmedical services to support them.”
The Geriatric OncologyCentre was launched by Padmasri Professor Dr.V. S.Natarajan in the presence of Freedom Fighter Shri. Lakshmi KanthanBharathi IAS (R)and Prof.Dr.S.Jagadesh Chandra Bose, HOD and Senior Consultant Surgical Oncologist, VS Hospitals. Also present at the launch event were Professor Dr. S.Subramanian, Professor Dr. S.Sundar,Senior Consultant Joint Replacement & Tumour Surgeon and Medical Director, VS Group of Hospitals and Mr.Muthu Subramanian, Executive Director,
VS Group of Hospitals. An MOU was signed between VS Group of Hospitals and Dr.V.S.Natarajan Geriatric Foundation.