Penang Adventist Hospital provides a one-stop comprehensive care service for all breast cancer patients. Our doctors from different disciplines subspecialize in the field of breast cancer and work closely together to ensure a personalized treatment strategy is given to every breast cancer patient to maximize cure or long term control and at the same time minimize unnecessary treatments and side effects.
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Breast Surgeon
Diagnosis of breast cancer
Bed side ultrasonography
Core needle biopsies
Excision biopsies
Surgical treatment of breast cancer
Ultrasonography guided clip insertion to localize breast cancer
Mastectomy
Breast conservation surgery
Breast reconstructive surgery
Sentinel lymph node biopsy
Axillary dissection
Chemo-port insertion for chemotherapy administration
Breast Medical Oncologist
Characterisation of breast cancer and risk assessment
Genetic testing to assess for hereditary cancer syndromes
Genetic testing to assess for hereditary cancer syndromes
Medical treatment of breast cancer
Chemotherapy
Anti-hormone therapy
Targeted therapy
Immunotherapy
Supportive care to minimize breast cancer symptoms and side effects of cancer treatment
Radiation Oncologist
Radiotherapy for breast cancer
Radiotherapy for symptomatic breast cancer metastases
Breast Radiologist
Screening mammography
3D mammography
Breast ultrasonography
Breast MRI
Image guided vacuum assisted biopsies
Hookwire localization of breast cancer
Nuclear Medicine Specialist
PET scan: comprehensive, detail assessment for cancer staging
Pathologist
Histopathological diagnosis and staging of breast cancer
Subtyping of breast cancer
Frozen section diagnosis
Physical and exercise therapist
Rehabilitative management of physical issues after breast cancer treatment
Exercise training
Psychologist
Counselling for psychological issues e.g. anxiety, depression after a breast cancer diagnosis
Connecting breast cancer patients to community support groups and services
