| Dr. G. Swarnalata, Chief Pathologist and Principal Investigator | | Dr. Meenakshi Swain, Consultant Pathologist and Co-Principal Investigator |
| | The Apollo Cancer Hospitals is a unit of the Apollo Group of Hospitals and is in the main campus at Jubilee Hills. The hospital has full-fledged departments of surgical, radiation, medical and head and neck oncology. The Department of Anatomical Pathology and Cytology has been a part of the Cancer Atlas Project since its inception in 2001. The department handles a load of about 10,000 surgical specimens and 5000 cytology specimens, with the cancer load forming about 10% of the workload. The facilities available include frozen section, immunohistochemistry and immunoflourescence testing. Telecobalt unit, a dual energy linear accelerator with electron facility, TPS simulator, brachytherapy and a bone marrow transplant unit are amongst the various facilities available in the centre.
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