Beacon Hospital houses the SIEMENS RDS Eclipse Cyclotron, which is a sophisticated piece of equipment that is used to produce a fresh radiotracer known as 18F-FDG (Fluorodeoxyglucose) on a daily basis. FDG is a radioactive form of glucose used in PET/CT imaging. It only has a half-life of 110 minutes,…
Cancer surgery remains as one of the fundamental methods in cancer treatment. Surgery in cancer treatment is when used to physically remove cancer, therefore, is a method where a specialist expels cancer tumors from your body. Specialists are clinical specialists with specialized training in surgery.There are numerous types of surgery.…
Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses anti-cancer (cytotoxic = toxic to cells) drugs to destroy cancer cells. Chemotherapy drugs work by disrupting the way cancer cells grow and divide. Different cancers are treated with different chemotherapy drugs. These drugs can be used singly or in combination depending…
Radiotherapy is a painless cancer treatment using high-energy particles or waves such as x-rays, gamma-rays, electron beams or protons to kill or shrink cancer cells. It can have a targeted, powerful effect on tumours that are confined to a specific area. A machine outside the body (external-beam radiation therapy) come…
What we eat is central to our health. The nutrients in food enable cells in our body to perform their necessary functions such as growth, development, and maintenance of body functions. When a certain nutrient is lacking, certain aspects of bodily function and human health can deteriorate. Looking at food…
Prostate cancer is the fourth most common cancer affecting Malaysian men, with rates expected to escalate in the coming years, but a new treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) is showing promise that might lead to reduction in tumour burden without severe…
As the name suggests, Targeted Cancer Therapies are drugs that work similarly to chemotherapy, but they differ by blocking the growth of cancer cells by interfering with specific targeted molecules needed for tumour growth, rather than interfering with rapidly dividing cancerous cells seen in chemotherapy. It is also known as…
Immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that helps your immune system to battle cancer. It is a type of biological therapy and this type of treatment uses constituents made from living organisms to treat cancer. It can be done in a couple of ways comprising stimulating your own immune…
Bone & Joint Centre offers comprehensive and integrated orthopaedic (bone health) care. Our body’s musculoskeletal structure is made up of muscles and bones, as well as the other connective tissues that join body tissue and organs together. This structure is vulnerable to injuries, repetitive motion stress, as well as wear…
Osteoporosis is the most common chronic bone disease which predisposes an individual to an increased risk of fracture. At least 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men will suffer a fragility fracture in their lifetime due to osteoporosis.Typical osteoporosis fractures occur at: Hip Wrist Upper arm Pelvis Spine…
