Cancer care is becoming increasingly relevant for healthcare organizations and professionals. Overall cancer rates are increasing due to rising life expectancy and growing populations. In 2030, more than 21 million men and women worldwide could develop cancer – 50% more than in 2012.1
National cancer burden
Malaysia is also impacted by this illness:
- In 2020, 48,639 new cancer cases were diagnosed in Malaysia and a total of 29,530 cancer deaths were reported in the same year.2
- This is comparable to the years between 2012-2016, where 115,238 new cancer cases were diagnosed in Malaysia and a total of 82,601 cancer deaths were reported by the National Cancer Registry during the same period.3
- 1 in 4 Malaysians are affected by cancer.4
One-stop cancer care: Island Hospital as Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Center of Excellence
Cancer is a complex disease that requires a multidisciplinary approach to care. The team at Island Hospital thus strives to offer a comprehensive cancer care portfolio from accurate diagnosis to personalized treatment planning and precise delivery of therapy. With a PET/CT powerhouse (Biograph mCT) and state-of-the-art Radiotherapy System (TrueBeam), Island Hospital aims to further their vision as a one-stop cancer care.
Learn how the team at Island Hospital is creating a world without fear of cancer in the video below. Three clinicians take us through what a patient with cancer can expect at Island Hospital and how their journey at the facility is made as comfortable as possible.
- 0:01 – 1:14: Dr Ang Tick Suan, Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Radiotherapist, begins by explaining the journey of a patient with cancer before they are referred to a specialist or nuclear medicine physician.
- 1:15 – 2:37: Dr Mohd Sobri bin Ahmad Nawawi, Nuclear Medicine Physician, describes the benefits of a PET/CT scan for a patient with cancer.
- 2:38 – 5:10: Dr Ang and Dr Tang Weng Heng, Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Radiotherapist, share what a patient with cancer can expect during their treatment journey. This includes how Island Hospital practices holistic cancer care, with personalized and targeted treatment plans for each individual.
Patient comfort at the core of cancer care
Our solutions are designed to meet the needs of each unique patient and help healthcare providers optimize their workflows for maximum efficiency.
We leverage an open design with the Biograph mCT – a large 78 cm bore, short 135 cm tunnel, and 227 kg table capacity, all designed with patient comfort in mind. The 4x4-mm individually selected LSO crystals enable higher image resolution which may result in improved lesion detectability, improving clinicians’ and patients’ confidence. Similarly, the TrueBeam was built with humans in mind. As its designed to have flexible treatment options, healthcare organizations can now treat patients with a broader range of needs.
In the videos below, Dr Mohd Sobri bin Ahmad Nawawi and Dr Tang Weng Heng share about how the Biograph mCT and TrueBeam with HyperArc technology aid them in providing the best care to patients.