Dehradun: 30 Sep 2021: The cancer surgery department at Shri Mahant Indiresh hospital has started the HIPEC treatment for the cancer patients. HIPEC (Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy) is a technique to give high
dose chemotherapy in the abdomen of the cancer patients at a high temperature to kill cancer cells.
As the cancer drugs do not go directly into the blood circulation directly, a large dose can be given
with minimal side effects. It is a highly effective treatment for the cancer of intestine and ovaries.
Dr Pankaj Kumar Garg, HOD, Cancer Surgery department at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, informed
that the first case using a HIPEC technique was successfully performed in a 79-year-old lady with a
cancer of appendix. The HIPEC surgery was performed bya team of Dr Pankaj Garg and Dr Ajeet
Tiwari (Oncosurgeons), Dr Rohini and Dr Mohit Saini (oncoanesthetists), Dr Chanchal, Pooja, Angela,
Leela. Dr Pankaj Kumar Garg further said that Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital is the only hospital in
the state of Uttarakhand where the HIPEC machine has been installed to provide continuous and
uninterrupted HIPEC treatment for the cancer patients.
The Chairman of the Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital, Shri Mahant Devendra Dass Ji Maharaj showered
his divine blessings and expressed his pleasure at the starting of the HIPEC facility and congratulated
the doctors. He also said the Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital is leaving no stone unturned in providing
best cancer treatment facilities to the patients of Uttarakhand and nearby areas.
Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital starts HIPEC program for cancer treatment
