Singapore has successfully developed novel cancer diagnostics which have enabled their doctors to make early detection of certain types of cancers. This is done by adopting physical science techniques as in photonics imaging and bio-imaging techniques. Not known to many, the Centre is the leader in Singapore in pioneering non-invasive optical methods of cancer diagnosis. The techniques adopted allow what is not normally visible to the naked eye to be detected by optical imaging. [ more ]
Video-assisted minimally invasive surgery has revolutionised the care of patients with either benign or malignant chest problems. Certain surgical procedures can now be performed through smaller incisions, resulting in lesser post-operative pain nad faster recovery: at NCC, for example, we now routinely perform biopsies of the lung, pleura and mediastinal lymph nodes using this approach. [ more ]
Malignant liver tumours are either primary hepatocellular carcinomas (hepatoma, HCC) or secondary metastatic tumours. The optimal treatment modelity for HCC is surgical resection. With metastatic disease to the liver, when the primary site of disease is the coloretum or a neurooendocrine malignancy, there may also be a palliative role for resection of the liver tumours. In some situations, however, liver resection is not possible. [ more ]
There are two types of lung cancer: non-small cell lung cancer and small-cell lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer is more common and it tends to grow and spread slowly. On the other hand, small-cell lung carcinoma is less common, and it tends to grow more quickly and spread to other organs. [ more ]
Increasing use of mammography and ultrasound examination has led to a corresponding increase in the detection of non-palpable breast lesions. [ more ]
The case for discussion is a 45 year old patient with metastatic NSCLC, who presented with shortness of breath.
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Customising treatment for cancer patients
Is the cure for cancer already in the market? Is this deadly disease still taking its toll on the patients because they have not been given the right treatment? Are we making the best use of currently available drugs and therapies? These are questions that continually dog medical science even as the search continues for the elusive wonder drug that can cure all cancers. [ more ] |
