Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital Provides IHC Testing Service

Kathmandu. Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital has informed that the important IHC test required to identify specific types of cancer is being effectively conducted from the hospital's own laboratory. According to cancer specialists, with this service available from the hospital, patients no longer have to go abroad or elsewhere for detailed testing after a biopsy.

Hospital's Dr. Ujjwal Chalise said, 'There is still a misconception in our society that one must send samples abroad for IHC testing after a biopsy, which can take more than two weeks for the report to arrive, and there is a risk of the patient's disease worsening due to delays in starting treatment on time. Keeping this serious situation in mind, if a piece of tissue is sent to this hospital after a biopsy, the pathology team of Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital provides the complete report within just 3 days.'

The hospital's pathology department has been providing advanced testing services required for cancer diagnosis at affordable rates within Nepal. Generally, for cancer diagnosis, after testing a piece of suspicious tissue (biopsy), special tests like IHC and Flowcytometry are required to identify the specific type of cancer, and the full facility for these is quite limited in Nepal.

Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital is currently providing all tests including IHC for more than 125 panels, biopsy, and Flowcytometry at the government's health insurance rates. The hospital is also preparing to bring advanced NGS service for genetic testing in the coming days.