The power of clinical genomics in cancer diagnosis and treatment
Clinical genomics is a swiftly evolving field that merges genomic data with clinical insights to enhance patient care, diagnosis, and treatment strategies.
Addressing the Health Needs of India’s Homeless: A Case Study
Addressing the healthcare needs of marginalized communities demands a multifaceted approach, one that encompasses both medical interventions and systemic reforms.
Navigating the Healthcare Landscape: A Comprehensive Report on the Role of Health Insurance in Cancer Care
With rising healthcare costs and the growing prevalence of lifestyle diseases, adequate health insurance coverage is no longer just desirable, it’s essential. This white paper explains the problem statement related to health insurance for cancer care substantiating it with the cost advantages.
Her Voice Matters – Building a More Inclusive Cancer Care System with Women
In the spirit of International Women’s Day 2024, this blog delves into the critical role of inclusivity of women in cancer care, as seen through the eyes of our inspiring women leaders and doctors at Karkinos Healthcare.
Understanding the Role of Genetics in Cancer Development
Genes and genetics play a major role in cancers. This blog will walk you through the A to Z of cancer genetics, genetic counselling and what role a genetic counsellor plays in simplifying the understanding of cancer.
Indian Cancer Congress 2023: Propels a shared vision for enhanced cancer care
At this marquee congress, Karkinos Healthcare established substantial participation by presenting key findings in the form of posters and papers, engagement in panel discussions, delivering knowledge-enhancing workshops, and exhibiting their novel services.
This blog presents views and opinions on the participation by a few of Karkinos Healthcare’s employees.
How can cancer survivors prevent other cancer patients from dropping out of treatment?
Cancer survivors who have been through the early cancer diagnosis and have experienced early-stage treatment procedures are the greatest patient advocates, who radiate a positive outlook to cancer fighters.
Hair donation: My gift to cheer cancer fighters
Unlike donating blood, there are no stringent requirements in donating one’s hair. So, I decided to donate my hair to Cope with Cancer.
Gen Z: Spare a moment to talk about cancer
The youth can play an important role in cancer control. Here’s how…
Karkinos Platform: Integrating Fragmented Cancer Care Continuum
In the course of powering the Distributed Cancer Care Network, Karkinos Platform gathers data that will be incrementally refreshed as patients continue their healthcare journey and as more data is added to their longitudinal medical record.
Karkinos Healthcare and Geri Care join hands towards comprehensive cancer care services in Chennai
This strategic partnership will lay the groundwork for systematic screening for common cancers in Chennai.
Why Does a Second Opinion Matter in Cancer Treatment?
As the new-age healthcare delivery shifts from a physician-centered care to a patient-centered care model, second opinion or expert opinion is currently viewed as a smart approach to taking control of one’s care pathway.
Re-imagining cancer care — Developing a self-sustainable model to offer high quality cancer care
Karkinos Healthcare has an early mover advantage in self-sustainable cancer care and offers a unique value proposition backed by over three hundred years of combined clinical expertise.
Aiming for a technology-led cancer moonshot and groundshot in India
Through its idealistic, yet perfectly achievable goal of distributed cancer care, using technology, Karkinos Healthcare is laying the foundations for a cancer groundshot and moonshot in the rural and urban landscapes across India.
Physics — the crux to finding new cancer therapies
Successful integration of approaches from mathematics, physics, and engineering with cancer biology may be our best hope to understand complex systems of cancer and to develop effective strategies for cancer treatment.
Molecular targeted therapy: Bringing specificity to cancer treatment
Molecular profiling has a strong influence on every aspect of cancer care including detection, diagnosis, staging and therapy response assessment. Recent advances in the understanding of cancer biology have prompted the introduction of new targeted therapy approaches.
Karkinos Healthcare’s Application Suite integrated in ABDM to achieve Preventive and Promotive healthcare in India
Karkinos Healthcare was among the additional 12 health service applications that recently completed their integration in the ABDM Sandbox Environment. After a successful demonstration, Karkinos’ Application Suite was approved to be added to the ABDM Partners Ecosystem.
Karkinos Healthcare forays into West Bengal to enable better access to cancer care
Karkinos Healthacre will strive to improve the cancer care access and delivery in the state and make a significant impact to the quality of lives of people of West Bengal.
Addressing accessibility and affordability in cancer care with a distributed approach
Karkinos Healthcare is setting up a Distributed Cancer Care Network (DCCN) of service providers across the country to build capacity at scale and take cancer care closer to the population.
Championing the battle against cancer
Worldwide, the entire month of June is dedicated to honoring cancer survivors. In most cancer survivors, the disease leaves a sense of responsibility, i.e., to raise awareness about cancer as a preventable disease.
Ovarian Cancer – Look out for these symptoms, Stay aware
Persistent pain in the lower abdomen, irregular periods? May be it is not gastritis. It could be more. Stay aware about ovarian cancer.
Technology intervention improvises screening efficacy of Head and Neck cancers
Early cancer detection saves lives. And to early detect cancer, these days digital technology has been extensively used. Right from Point of Care (PoC) devices to designing data-backed personalized treatment protocols to telemedicine, technology is helping bridge several gaps in delivering quality care.
How do nonsmokers develop lung cancer? Is air pollution the cause?
As the World Health Day offers a global opportunity to capture attention to the critical public health issues, Karkinos Healthcare is creating awareness on lung cancer primarily caused by environmental factors and explain how nonsmokers develop lung cancer owing to air pollution.
Understanding Colorectal Cancer, its prevention and treatment
Unlike most cancers, Colorectal Cancer is mostly preventable on screening and is highly treatable, but only when detected early. Hence, it is necessary for the general public to be aware of the early warning signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer and contact the concerned specialist for early detection of cancerous or pre-cancerous conditions for timely surgical interventions and for better prognosis.
Karkinos Healthcare, Nirmala College sign first-of-its-kind MoU on cancer awareness and care
Oncology focused startup Karkinos Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. and premier educational institution Nirmala College of Arts and Science, Mulanthuruthy, Kerala, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to take cancer prevention and care closer to the citizens.
Impact of Covid-19 on Cancer Care – Where Karkinos Healthcare makes a difference
While the Covid-19 pandemic continues to stress hospital systems, Karkinos Healthcare’s proprietary distributed cancer care network envisages the use of digital technology and resource distribution to provide highest quality care closest to the patient’s home.
Vinca partners with Karkinos Healthcare to bridge cancer care gaps in Pune
Four chemotherapy centres have been set up at Lifepoint Hospital Wakad, Meadowlark Hospital Fatimanagar, Kasturba Hospital Vishrantwadi and Sushrut Hospital Kothrud.
KareMitras – Karkinos’ relentless care navigators by your side
Karkinos Healthcare’s KareMitras are responsible to ensure that the barriers between the health system and the patient are eliminated or reduced to improve access to care.
Indian Express Podcast – Crucial role of technology in cancer care
How does digital technology play a crucial role in oncology services? Listen in to this podcast as R. Venkataramanan, Founder, Karkinos Healthcare and Girish Raghavan, VP, GE Healthcare, talk about the role of digital technologies and AI in Cancer Care.
Technology to improve cancer care outcomes in India
In this exclusively compiled article for ETHealthWorld, Dr. Moni Abraham K., Co-Founder, Medical Director, Karkinos Kerala, and R Venkataramanan, Founder and CEO, Karkinos Healthcare, elaborate on how technology offers several advantages to address disparities in cancer care.
Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital partners with Karkinos Healthcare for a Community Cancer Screening Initiative
The joint initiative will provide access to potentially life-saving Cancer Screening facilities to those belonging to economically backward categories, as they are the ones who need such facilities the most, due to a lack of awareness and funds for such tests.
Decentralized Cancer Care – A radical approach to close the gaps
Decentralization has the potential to address some of the greatest challenges in cancer care that can directly result in better outcomes for citizens and patients, while simultaneously reducing the financial burden.
The Command Center: Karkinos Healthcare’s war room for distributed and democratized oncology service delivery
A war room like Command Center is set up by Karkinos Healthcare as a central disseminator of information and guidance to help every patient navigate across the care pathway seamlessly.
Karkinos Healthcare raises funds from Endiya Partners
With Endiya Partners’ funding, Karkinos Healthcare is poised to bring about the much-needed disruption in the cancer-care ecosystem with its comprehensive tech-led solutions and distributed network.
Tailoring cancer treatment plans early on with the strengths of Palliative Care protocols
The purpose of palliative care is to relieve the patient from suffering and improve the Quality of Life for both patients and families throughout the illness experience, not just at the end of life.
Reliance Industries invests in Karkinos Healthcare
Reliance Digital Health Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, has acquired a minority stake in Karkinos Healthcare.
Transitioning from Reactive to Proactive cancer care based on robust, evidence-based histopathology diagnosis
Karkinos Healthcare, being a technology-driven comprehensive cancer care company, will bring about a generational shift in the minds of Indian citizens towards cancer as a disease. The importance of early detection will be seeded in the minds of a common man and the value of screening and prevention will be prioritized.
Karkinos Healthcare to establish world-class greenfield cancer care center at Manipur
Karkinos Healthcare in collaboration with the Govt. of Manipur will set up a state-of-the-art greenfield center in a period of eight months from now at the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS).
Karkinos Healthcare’s affordable cancer care initiative gets backing of prominent investors
The Hindu Business Line I Kochi I Updated on October 28, 2021: A slew of marquee backers including the Tata group are supporting Karkinos Healthcare’s push to provide affordable cancer care. The comprehensive oncology platform set up with an investment of ₹110 crore has started off from Kerala.
Future of Second Opinion in Cancer Care – Digitally coordinated patient and physician initiated model
Getting a second opinion helps to recognize available choices and make an educated decision on what is right for the patient. Given this veracity, variety and ever evolving treatment options, patients have the right to ask for a second opinion from experts.
Rakuten Medical and Karkinos Healthcare Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand the Reach of Novel Cancer Care in India
This strategic collaboration will enable continued innovation in cancer care with the goal of transforming cancer care in India and abroad.
Karkinos Healthcare’s two-pillared approach to cancer prevention and care
By Dr. R. Sankaranarayanan – Director, Preventive Oncology, Karkinos Healthcare
Cancer ― the Emperor of all Maladies ― is one of the greatest health challenges to mankind and is one of the leading causes of death across the globe. I have personally seen the disease to devastate families and to drag people to extreme poverty.
Karkinos Healthcare – A Purpose Driven Oncology Platform
Karkinos Healthcare (KH) desires to build an end-to-end technology driven oncology focused managed healthcare platform where almost no person is deprived of care either by lack of access or affordability.
