About

“Care and cure of Cancer patients requires more than knowledge and experience. It requires you to commit your body, mind and even your soul, and partake in their pains. In short ought not to just be the complete professional, you ought to be the profession itself.” – Dr K Chandramohan

Dr Chandramohan K, Addl. Professor and Onco Surgeon, RCC, Thiruvanathapuram for whom his profession is his life. Be it as a surgeon, or the academician or researcher and innovator, his life is dedicated to the cause of detecting, fighting and beating cancer, reaching out into the unknown realms of Cancer and search out for new possibilities, create new methodology and ultimately work toward, preventing occurrence of cancer, curing and normalizing the lives of those suffering.

One of his observations show his reasoning behind his choice of Oncology, more specifically Oncosurgery as his life mission. Unlike all other human ailments that are caused by invasive organisms, toxic substances or by the weakness, injury or failure of an organ, Cancer is the unrestrained revolt and growth of our human cells, which pretty much resemble the revolt and attrition inflicted to a nation by criminal or subversive elements from within the society and needs to be identified and suppressed. This means that need is identify the specific subversive elements and addressing or suppressing them. This needs to be accurate and with no room for error. This is the challenge that has aroused his interest and given him the vigor in this quest of his.

As one of the noted onco surgeon of RCC Trivandrum and one of the pioneers of new concepts like Minimally Invasive Surgery for cancer in Indian Subcontinent, he has been on the forefront of the fight against the menace of Cancer, and active in spreading awareness about it to large sections of the society, especially regarding avoidance through lifestyle changes and healthy nutrition. Realizing the fact that early detection plays a key role in Cancer Cure, he had been an initiator and active participant in Cancer detection drives and camps, one of which has actually covered quarter of a million people.