21/07/2026
One of the biggest misconceptions about cancer is that treatment begins the moment it’s diagnosed. It doesn’t.
Before deciding how to treat cancer, doctors first need to understand it completely.
How extensive is the disease? Is it confined to its site of origin, has it reached nearby lymph nodes, or has it spread to other parts of the body? The answers to these questions shape every treatment decision that follows.
In this conversation, Dr Kamlesh Verma explains why a biopsy is only the beginning of the diagnostic journey, and how imaging and staging help doctors build a treatment plan that is specific to each patient.
Because in oncology, the right treatment starts with the right understanding.