Currently, the most common way to administer chemotherapy is intravenous, allowing the medication rapid entry into the blood stream. Representation Pic,Getty Images

For 62-year-old Rimita Bose (name changed), who had lost all hope after her ovarian cancer recurred for the third time, the revolutionary Pressurised Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) has come as a godsend. Last month, Bose became the first to undergo the procedure in the country at SL Raheja Hospital. Her body had stopped responding to traditional treatment after undergoing 24 cycles of strenuous chemotherapy.