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Thyroid Cancer: Surgery and Other Treatments
 
SGH   Singapore General Hospital
 
 
Thyroid Cancer: Surgery and Other Treatments
Thyroid cancer is primarily treated by surgical removal of the thyroid gland, though it depends on the type and stage of cancer and the patient’s overall health. Other treatments include radioactive iodine therapy, radiotherapy and thyroxine suppression.
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Lung Surgery: More Accurate Procedures with Navigational Bronchoscopy
 
NHCS   National Heart Centre Singapore
 
 
Lung Surgery: More Accurate Procedures with Navigational Bronchoscopy
Find out all about navigational bronchoscopy, a technology that aids lung surgery by allowing precise localisation of the cancer and the preservation of more lung tissue. As the localisation and removal of multiple cancers can be done in one setting, it also helps patients save on time and cost.
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A Radiation Therapy Method that Saved Two Children with Rare Cancers
 
NCCS   National Cancer Centre Singapore
SNEC   Singapore National Eye Centre
 
 
 
A Radiation Therapy Method that Saved Two Children with Rare Cancers
Interstitial brachytherapy was performed on paediatric patients for the first time in Singapore, with good outcomes for both children. Read more about this treatment and its benefits, including organ preservation, retained quality of life and reduced possibility of late radiation effects.
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