The Statesman : Anaesthesia training program

In major surgeries such as that of cancer, anesthetic management can vitally affect the quality and outcome of cancer treatment. With constant research, onco-anesthesiology has grown into a super-specialty to cater to the complex unmet needs of cancer patients, said Dr Rajiv Chawla, Director Anesthesiology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCIRC).