Holistic Cancer Care: A Patient's Journey to Recovery

In this powerful patient story, we explore why holistic, multidisciplinary cancer care is crucial for achieving the best outcomes. This approach integrates chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, and supportive care from the beginning, ensuring that each step of treatment supports the other.

The Patient’s Journey:
Mrs. Bina Sutradhar Mandol, diagnosed with stomach cancer, initially began chemotherapy at another hospital in Kolkata. However, a critical part of her care was overlooked. From the start, she had a partial gastric obstruction—a blockage in the gastrointestinal tract that made eating and drinking difficult.

Unfortunately, no procedure was performed to relieve the obstruction in time, causing her condition to worsen significantly. After just two chemotherapy sessions, her weakness escalated to the point where she required ICU admission and could no longer consume food or fluids—a medical emergency known as Gastric Outlet Obstruction.

The Turning Point:
When Mrs. Mandol came to RN Tagore Hospital, her cancer was re-evaluated, and the team prepared her for surgery. The goal was not just to remove the cancer but also to resolve the life-threatening obstruction.

The surgery was successful. Mrs. Mandol recovered fully and regained her ability to eat and drink normally—an outcome that may not have been possible without a holistic and timely intervention.

Key Lessons from This Case:
Holistic Cancer Care is Essential: Treatment should not be isolated to surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation alone. All aspects must be integrated from the start.

Multidisciplinary Teams Matter: A successful cancer treatment plan requires the involvement of medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, gastroenterology, cardiology, nephrology, and critical care teams.

Specialized Cancer Centers Save Lives: It is vital to start cancer treatment at a center with comprehensive facilities and experienced specialists capable of managing complications.

Timely Intervention is Crucial: Delays in addressing side effects or complications can lead to severe deterioration, but with proper planning, patients can recover and return to a better quality of life.

Why Watch This Video?
Understand why comprehensive cancer care is important.

Learn about Gastric Outlet Obstruction and its impact during chemotherapy.

See how a multidisciplinary cancer team can dramatically improve outcomes.

Get inspired by Mrs. Mandol’s recovery story.

When facing cancer, it’s not just about choosing the right treatment—it’s about choosing the right place and team that offers complete, connected care.

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