Question 1

Why do patients visit Dr. Krishna Prasad?

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Patients frequently visit Dr. Krishna Prasad for hipec pipac treatment, Chemotherapy. To see more reasons visit the doctor's profile on Practo.

Question 2

What do patients say about Dr. Krishna Prasad?

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Dr. Krishna Prasad has been recommended by 2 patients and has recieved stories from 4 patients. You can read detailed patient stories of the doctor on Practo.

Question 3

What is Dr. Krishna Prasad's education qualification?

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Dr. Krishna Prasad has the following qualifications - MBBS, MD - Medicine, DM - Oncology, MBBS, Md General Medicine.

Question 4

What does Dr. Krishna Prasad specialises in ?

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Dr. Krishna Prasad specialises as Medical Oncologist, Oncologist.

Question 5

How many years of experience does Dr. Krishna Prasad have?

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Dr. Krishna Prasad has an overall experience of 22 years. View where has Dr. Krishna Prasad practiced in the past.

Question 6

Who is Dr. Krishna Prasad?

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Dr. Krishna Prasad is a Medical Oncologist and Oncologist and has an experience of 22 years in these fields. He completed MBBS from Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore in 1996,MD - Medicine from Kasturba Medical College in 2000 and DM - Oncology from The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (TNMGRMU) in 2004. Some of the services provided by the doctor are: hipec pipac treatment and Chemotherapy etc.. View more details about the doctor on Practo.

Question 7

Who is an oncologist?

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An oncologist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosis, assessment and treatment of cancer patients. The oncologists take care of the cancer patients throughout their treatment and aims for well being of the cancer patients.

Question 8

What are the different branches in oncology?

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The branches in oncology depend upon the type of treatment and the type of cancer. Depending on the type of treatment, the branches are medical, clinical and surgical oncology. Depending upon the type of cancer the oncologist is dealing with, the branches are categorized as gynaecologic, paediatric and haematologic oncology.

Question 9

What is the difference between a clinical and medical oncologist?

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Both the clinical and medical oncologist work hand in hand for optimal treatment. A clinical oncologist treats the cancer patients by using mostly the radiation therapy; while a medical oncologist uses only chemotherapy or immunotherapy and aims at curing the cancer with medications.

Question 10

What kind of training does an oncologist get?

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After getting a basic medical doctor degree of MBBS, you must study oncology for three years. During the three years course, either to become DM, M.Ch or MD in oncology, you are trained in handling cancer medicines, radiation therapy, biopsy (surgical removal of small part or fluid from an affected area ), surgery and post surgical care of cancer patients.

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