This page lists the surgical oncology hospitals in our directory offering Lung Cancer Treatment in Chennai, India, including Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Gleneagles Global Hospital, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, SIMS Hospital and others. Each listing links through to the hospital's full profile page.
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🇮🇳 Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road
Patients considering lung cancer treatment can be cared for by Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, accredited by JCI, NABH, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing lung cancer treatment.
🇮🇳 Gleneagles Global Hospital
Patients considering lung cancer treatment can be cared for by Gleneagles Global Hospital's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Gleneagles Global Hospital, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing lung cancer treatment.
🇮🇳 Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre
Patients considering lung cancer treatment can be cared for by Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, accredited by NABH, NABL, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing lung cancer treatment.
🇮🇳 SIMS Hospital
Patients considering lung cancer treatment can be cared for by SIMS Hospital's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. SIMS Hospital, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing lung cancer treatment.
🇮🇳 Sankara Nethralaya
Patients considering lung cancer treatment can be cared for by Sankara Nethralaya's care team in Nungambakkam, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Sankara Nethralaya, accredited by NABH, NABL, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing lung cancer treatment.
🇮🇳 Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk
Patients considering lung cancer treatment can be cared for by Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk's care team in Kilpauk, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. Apollo First Med Hospitals, Kilpauk, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing lung cancer treatment.
🇮🇳 MIOT International
Patients considering lung cancer treatment can be cared for by MIOT International's care team in Manapakkam, Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. MIOT International, accredited by NABH, NABL, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing lung cancer treatment.
🇮🇳 MGM Healthcare
Patients considering lung cancer treatment can be cared for by MGM Healthcare's care team in Chennai, India, from initial consultation through recovery. MGM Healthcare, accredited by NABH, JCI, follows recognised patient-safety and quality-of-care standards when performing lung cancer treatment.
How we selected these hospitals
A hospital appears on this page when Surgical Oncology is among its listed specialties and it is located in Chennai, India. Hospitals are not ranked by a proprietary "best" score — the order follows the listed rating (highest first), the same field shown on each hospital's profile.
How to Select the Best Hospital for Lung Cancer Treatment in Chennai, India?
Choosing the right hospital for lung cancer treatment is one of the most important decisions in your treatment journey. A few factors are worth weighing before you decide:
International Accreditation
Look for a hospital with international accreditation such as JCI or NABH — see the accreditation badges shown for each hospital below.
Specialization
Check that the hospital's listed specialties actually include surgical oncology rather than only general care.
Capacity and Track Record
Bed count and year established (shown below for each hospital) are a reasonable proxy for scale and operating experience.
Transparent Costs
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Understanding Lung Cancer Treatment
Lung cancer treatment encompasses a multidisciplinary spectrum of interventions — including anatomic resection, stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), platinum-doublet chemotherapy, targeted molecular therapy (EGFR, ALK, ROS1 inhibitors), and immune checkpoint immunotherapy — tailored to histological subtype, stage, and genomic profile.
Clinical Overview
- Lung cancer is a malignancy arising from the bronchial epithelium or alveolar parenchyma and is broadly classified into non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC — comprising adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and large-cell carcinoma, accounting for ~85% of cases) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC, ~15% of cases).
- NSCLC staging follows the TNM 9th Edition system (IASLC 2024), with Stage I–II disease amenable to curative-intent surgery or definitive radiotherapy, Stage III disease managed with concurrent chemoradiotherapy ± consolidation immunotherapy (e.g., durvalumab per the PACIFIC trial), and Stage IV disease approached with systemic therapy guided by comprehensive biomarker profiling.
- SCLC is staged as limited-stage (LS-SCLC) or extensive-stage (ES-SCLC), with concurrent chemoradiation for LS-SCLC and platinum-etoposide plus atezolizumab or durvalumab for ES-SCLC.
Who is a Candidate?
- ELIGIBLE PATIENTS:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed lung cancer (NSCLC or SCLC) at any stage seeking curative, consolidation, or palliative systemic/local therapy
- Stage I–II NSCLC patients medically fit for anatomic pulmonary resection (lobectomy, segmentectomy) or SBRT — assessed by pulmonary function testing (FEV1 >40% predicted post-resection, DLCO >40%)
- Stage III NSCLC patients eligible for concurrent chemoradiotherapy (PS ECOG 0–1, adequate cardiopulmonary reserve)
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Treatment Options & Approaches
- SURGICAL APPROACHES:
Recovery
- PHASE 1 — PRE-ARRIVAL PLANNING (2–4 Weeks Before Travel):
Risks to be aware of
- Lung cancer treatment carries procedure- and modality-specific risks that patients must understand prior to consent.
- For surgical resection (VATS/Robotic Lobectomy), risks include prolonged air leak (>5 days, occurring in 8–15% of cases), atrial fibrillation (15–20% post-lobectomy, most self-limiting), pneumonia (3–5%), bronchopleural fistula (<1% but potentially life-threatening), and in-hospital mortality of approximately 1–2% for lobectomy and 5–8% for pneumonectomy.
Why GAF Healthcare
- GAF Healthcare provides comprehensive end-to-end non-medical coordination that begins the moment a patient enquires and continues through post-departure remote follow-up.
Cost Range for Related Procedures
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This page lists 8 accredited surgical oncology hospitals in Chennai, India, so you can compare accreditation, specialties and bed capacity in one place.
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