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 personalised treatment strategy is given to every breast cancer patient to maximize cure or long term control, and at the same time minimise unnecessary treatments and side effects.
Multidisciplinary Team Involved in Breast Cancer Care
Breast Surgeon
Diagnosis of breast cancer
Bedside ultrasonography
Core needle biopsies
Excision biopsies
Surgical treatment of breast cancer
Ultrasonography-guided clip insertion to localise 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 minimise breast cancer symptoms and side effects of cancer treatment
Radiation Oncologist
Radiotherapy for breast cancer
Radiotherapy for symptomatic breast cancer metastases
Breast Radiologist
Mammography screening
3D mammography
Breast ultrasonography
Breast MRI
Image-guided vacuum-assisted biopsies
Hookwire localisation of breast cancer
Nuclear Medicine Physician
PET Scan: Comprehensive, detailed 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
