2500 cases of tumors were recorded in 46 months

The Sheikh Khalifa Specialized Hospital in Ras Al Khaimah reported the registration and receipt of 2,500 cases of tumors, both inside and outside the country, from the opening of the hospital in February 2015 in late November, while nearly 1900 surgeries were performed.
He said d. Myung Hoon Sung, General Manager of Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, said: "The number of patients who visited the hospital's oncology and oncology center has reached about 30,400. , with repeated cases, and about 3,800 patients entered the Internal Services ". The hospital applies the latest international "protocols" in oncology, an integrated therapy, necessary to the patient, and can be interspersed with chemotherapy sessions, radiotherapy, surgical and diagnostic procedures, to monitor the progress of the patient's health and the development of the treatment plan.
Radiotherapy
He pointed out that patients had undergone different types of diagnosis and treatment and had begun to undergo diagnostic and radiotherapy since the opening of the department in June 2015, which is an important development that contributes to the development of the level of diagnosis and treatment, to achieve tumors accurately and achieve better results for patients, sensitive body parts. The radiation therapy plan can be adjusted to reduce potential complications.
Moderate treatment
He spoke of the hospital's efforts to change the concept of cancer treatment by adopting the concept of "moderate treatment" of tumors, aimed at eradicating the mbad of cancerous tumors, while preserving healthy tissue tissue as much as possible. The Hospital has recently set up a medical board consisting of consultants and specialists from various specialties, study cases and discuss treatment procedures available for the situation, in order to follow the best treatment steps for the patient.
A new treatment method
He added that the hospital had recently introduced a new treatment method, which can cure liver cancer in cases that can not be submitted to surgery to remove the tumor, by vascular catheterization of patients with of a liver cancer.