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Oncology & Cancer Care Writer
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Priya Sharma is a health journalist with over eight years of experience covering oncology, cancer treatment pathways, and patient-centred care in India. Having accompanied several family members through treatment at leading Indian hospitals, she brings a deeply personal and rigorously researched perspective to cancer care writing. She collaborates regularly with oncology coordinators across Apollo, Fortis, and Tata Memorial to ensure clinical accuracy. Her work helps international patients understand their options, decode treatment protocols, and make informed decisions about seeking cancer care in India.
World Thalassaemia Day May 8. Bone marrow transplant now offers a cure for thalassaemia. India's BMT centres are treating African children — complete guide to the cure.
World Lupus Day May 10. India's rheumatology centres are pioneering biologic treatments for lupus. Complete guide for African patients seeking SLE treatment in India.
Comprehensive guide to pancreatic cancer treatment in India — Whipple surgery, FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy, SBRT, borderline resectable disease, costs, and palliative care options.
Biologics for RA cost USD 200/month in India versus USD 2,400 in the USA. Complete guide to adalimumab, JAK inhibitors, joint replacement, and RA management for international patients.
Gestational diabetes in India — management protocols, insulin therapy, dietary support, maternal-foetal monitoring, and costs for African pregnant patients.
India offers expert laparoscopic excision and ablation surgery for endometriosis at 60–80% less than Western costs. Guide to treatment options, fertility preservation, and leading centres.
AMR is a global threat — but India's accredited hospitals have robust infection control protocols. Learn how NABH-accredited Indian hospitals protect international patients from resistant infections.
Complete guide to bladder cancer treatment in India — TURBT, radical cystectomy, intravesical BCG therapy, robotic surgery, and costs for African patients in 2026.
India's living donor liver transplant programme offers African patients access to life-saving surgery at $35,000-50,000 — a fraction of Western costs. Complete guide for 2026.
Complete guide to oral cancer treatment in India for international patients — types, staging, surgery with microvascular reconstruction, radiation, chemotherapy, costs, and speech rehabilitation.
Immunotherapy for cancer treatment in India — checkpoint inhibitors, CAR-T, costs, approved drugs, and eligibility. Free case review for international patients.
Complete guide to cervical cancer treatment in India for international women patients in 2026 — staging, surgery, chemoradiation, brachytherapy, costs, survival rates, and top Indian gynaecologic oncology centres.
A clear guide to stem cell therapy in India for international patients — evidence-based applications (haematology, orthopaedics), unproven claims to avoid, costs, and how to identify legitimate stem cell programmes.
A comprehensive guide to thalassemia treatment in India for international patients — bone marrow transplant for thalassemia major, curative outcomes, costs, eligibility, chelation therapy, and hospital selection.
A comprehensive guide to blood cancer treatment in India for international patients — leukaemia, lymphoma, and myeloma treatment options, costs, hospitals, and outcomes at JCI-accredited haematology centres.
A comprehensive guide for international patients on stomach and gastric cancer treatment in India in 2026 — staging, surgical options, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, top hospitals, costs, and how to plan your treatment journey.
Complete guide to breast cancer treatment in India for international women patients in 2026 — lumpectomy, mastectomy, reconstruction, chemotherapy, radiation, top hospitals, and costs compared to the USA and UK.
Childhood leukaemia treatment in India for African families — expert paediatric oncology, ALL and AML protocols, bone marrow transplant, and 60–70% cost savings versus Western hospitals.
Complete guide to bone marrow transplant (BMT) in India for international patients — types, costs, eligibility, success rates, and top hospitals in 2026.
Psycho-oncology in India — expert psychological support for cancer patients. Counselling, therapy, and mental wellbeing programs. Free review.
Orthopaedic oncology in India — expert bone and soft tissue cancer surgery at 60% lower costs. Limb-salvage procedures. Free case review.
Cancer treatment in India — expert oncology, 60% cost savings, JCI-accredited hospitals. Surgery, chemo, radiation, and targeted therapy.
Medical oncology in India — targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and chemotherapy at 60% lower costs. Expert oncologists. Free case review.
Hemato-oncology in India — expert blood cancer treatment, BMT, targeted therapy at 60% lower costs. JCI-accredited. Free case review.
Head and neck cancer surgery in India — expert oncosurgeons, organ-preserving techniques, 60% lower costs. Free case review.
