28 Jun 2021 / 10:34 H.
MELAKA: Previously immunotherapy had been effective in the treatment of skin cancer or melanoma, but today it is widely used to treat various types of cancers including lung and breast.
According to Pantai Hospital Ayer Keroh oncologist Dr Abel Zachariah
(pix), immunotherapy is a new alternative treatment for cancer patients, apart from the conventional chemotherapy, which is often used to control cancer cells from spreading.
He said if immunotherapy is combined with chemotherapy to treat patients with lung cancer for example, it could be more effective in controlling cancer cells, thereby increasing the patient’s life expectancy.
“Both of these treatments respond to cancer cells in different ways. Immunotherapy is a special drug to boost or modify a patient’s immune system to respond to a cancer attack while chemotherapy attacks any multiple cell that divide in the body rapidly.
17 Feb 2021 / 12:24 H. Hospital Pantai Ayer Keroh’s Consultant Cardiologist and Internal Medicine Dr Lim Kien Chien fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrights Reserved
MELAKA, Feb 17: Women are more likely to be at high risk of coronary heart disease, especially after menopause, said a cardiologist.
Consultant Cardiologist and Internal Medicine of Pantai Hospital Ayer Keroh, Dr Lim Kien Chien said this happens as women will lose the protection provided by the sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone, which are chemicals released from the glands, especially the ovaries, which also have the additional function to protect the formation of atherosclerosis.
“This means that women are equally susceptible to heart attack, stroke or sudden death after menopause. Generally, menopause occurs in women between the ages of 45 and 55 years, while the average menopause age is 50,“ he told Bernama here today.