Maintain nutrition during cancer treatment.
Head and neck cancer, oesophageal tumours, or treatment-related swallowing difficulty? A feeding gastrostomy ensures adequate nutrition to support your body through chemotherapy and radiation.
Understanding Feeding Tube for Cancer Patients
Many cancer patients — particularly those with head and neck cancers, oesophageal tumours, or undergoing radiation therapy — develop difficulty swallowing that compromises nutrition. Maintaining adequate caloric intake is essential for treatment tolerance, wound healing, and immune function.
A radiologically-inserted gastrostomy (RIG) or PEG tube provides direct access to the stomach for liquid feeds and medications. Unlike endoscopic PEG, the radiological approach does not require throat passage and is ideal for patients with oesophageal obstruction or tumour-related anatomy changes.
Why Do Cancer Patients Need Feeding Tubes?
Cancer-related malnutrition leads to poorer treatment outcomes, increased complications, and reduced quality of life. A feeding tube bypasses the obstructed or damaged swallowing pathway, delivering nutrition directly to the stomach. Dr. Vrishit Saraswat places gastrostomy tubes under fluoroscopy and ultrasound guidance, ensuring safe positioning without the need for endoscopy or general anaesthesia. The tube is ready for feeding within 24 hours and is well-tolerated by most patients.
Focused Patient Care
We assess each cancer patient’s nutritional status, swallowing function, and treatment timeline to determine the optimal timing for gastrostomy placement — ideally before significant weight loss occurs.
24/7 Support
Deteriorating nutrition cannot wait. We offer rapid gastrostomy placement to prevent treatment delays caused by poor nutritional status or weight loss.
Timely Treatment
Dietitian coordination, feeding regimen optimisation, and tube management education ensure patients and caregivers are confident and supported throughout the nutritional support period.
Advanced tumor ablation techniques deliver targeted cancer treatment through precise image-guided procedures with minimal healthy tissue damage.
Comprehensive supportive care interventions enhance quality of life during cancer treatment through specialized interventional radiology techniques and procedures.
Personalized oncological protocols combine curative and palliative approaches ensuring optimal outcomes and improved patient comfort throughout treatment.
Our Treatment Process
Here is what your gastrostomy journey looks like as a cancer patient:
1
Comprehensive Oncological Assessment
Advanced imaging and multidisciplinary evaluation help determine optimal intervention approach; treatment is tailored to your specific cancer type, stage, and overall health status.
2
Minimally Invasive Cancer Intervention
Using precise image guidance, targeted treatments are delivered directly to tumors or supportive devices are placed through small punctures without major surgery.
3
Recovery & Ongoing Support
Most patients experience faster recovery compared to open procedures, with comprehensive follow-up care to monitor treatment response and manage any complications.
FAQs About The Service
Common questions about PEG tubes for cancer patients:
What oncological conditions can be treated interventionally?
We treat liver tumors, lung masses, kidney cancers, and provide supportive care including feeding tubes, chemotherapy ports, and drainage procedures for cancer patients.
How effective are tumor ablation procedures?
Tumor ablations can achieve complete tumor destruction in 85-95% of appropriately selected cases, offering excellent local control with minimal side effects compared to surgery.
What supportive care interventions do you provide?
We offer PEG tube placements, chemoport insertions, drainage procedures, and long-term catheter placements to support patients throughout their cancer treatment journey.
Are oncological interventions safe during active cancer treatment?
Yes, most interventional oncology procedures can be safely performed during chemotherapy or radiation therapy, often enhancing overall treatment effectiveness and patient comfort.