Mediclinic Parkview Hospital opens a state-of-the-art Medical Oncology Unit zawya.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from zawya.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In affiliation with the Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Mediclinic City Hospital and Mediclinic Middle East’s sister division in Switzerland, Klinik Hirslanden, Mediclinic Parkview’s state-of-the-art oncology unit will offer patients on the south side of Dubai surgical, chemotherapy and immunotherapy cancer treatments, all within a calm, comfortable and convenient setting.
The newly designed and spacious private rooms offer patients privacy as they access the latest evidence-based cancer care from its internationally recognised team of experts.
“As part of our Dubai-wide comprehensive cancer strategy, Mediclinic City Hospital’s respected medical oncologists, haematologist and radiation oncologist will now also be available at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital,” said David Jelley, Hospital Director at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital. “The multidisciplinary team will also include Mediclinic Parkview Hospital’s surgeons who specialise in breast, gynaecology, gastrointestinal, urolo
In affiliation with the comprehensive cancer centre at Mediclinic City Hospital and Mediclinic Middle East's sister division in Switzerland (Klinik Hirslan..
The Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Mediclinic City Hospital has become the first hospital to provide prostate brachytherapy in the UAE. This highly effective treatment delivers high-precision radiotherapy directly into the prostate using needles placed under ultrasound guidance. This can cure cancer without a radical surgery or weeks-long course of radiotherapy.
Moreover, in comparative studies, brachytherapy is the most cost-effective treatment and has least risk of complications. The procedure only takes a couple of hours and the patient can go home the same day without needing time off work for recovery.
An engineer from Abu Dhabi became the first man with prostate cancer to benefit from this advanced form of treatment to cure his cancer without needing to go through a radical surgery.
A team of experts at the Comprehensive Cancer Centre successfully performed this pioneering procedure on March 9 using state-of-the-art equipment including the Varian GammaMed HDR brachytherapy mac