Adventist Oncology

The Adventist Oncology Centre (AOC) is a one-stop cancer centre for various types of cancers, from breast, lungs, colon, stomach, to bones and others. The centre offers diagnostic scans like CT scan, MRI, PET-CT, and treatment options of surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, etc. The team practises Multidisciplinary Team Approach, where multiple specialists from different expertise areas come together to handle one patient.

Collaborates with National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) to enable joint research and also bring in some of the most advanced clinical practices into Malaysia, the AOC is one of the Centres of Excellence in Penang Adventist Hospital.

We are making great things happen through the Adventist Oncology Centre (AOC). It is part of our plan for the future, to enable us to further uphold our standard of providing quality and safe healthcare services.

Services

Medical & Clinical Oncology

• Cover the non-surgical aspects of oncology
• Ionising radiation (radiotherapy)
• Internal & external beam radiotherapy
• Cytotoxic chemotherapy

Oncologic Imaging

• Retrieve radiology images to enhance oncologists’ understanding of the case they are treating
• Computed Tomography (CT)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Positron Emission Tomography & Computed Tomography (PET-CT)

Surgical Oncology

• Focusses on surgical management of cancer

Clinical Trials

• Access to promising new treatment methods

Facilities

Committed to enhancing patients’ quality of life, the AOC is well equipped with:

• Clinical Oncology specialising in Radiotherapy
• Medical Oncology from the NCCS to enhance the oncology programme
• MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team)
• PET-Scan
• Chemotherapy administration day care facility
• Comfortable recliner chairs
• Conference rooms
• Patient education area
• “Wholistic” patient care

Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT)

Multi-disciplinary team care brings together a group of healthcare professionals with relevant specialities to look into the patient’s treatment and care options. Instead of having each specialist seeing the patient individually, they will work together to develop a comprehensive care plan. The team considers all medical, physical and supportive care needs, along with other factors that may affect the patient

This approach gives patient access to the right team of healthcare professionals. The team will work together to plan the most suitable cancer care option. This also allows them to review all the factors that may affect the treatment and help prevent unexpected problems.

Other benefits may include:

• Reduce delays in treatment and referral to services
• Less duplication of medical tests
• Receiving appropriate and consistent information as the person providing it knows the team’s treatment and care plan

With additional support from a dedicated team of experts at the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), the AOC is able to provide the best possible evidence-based outcome for the patient.

Contact Info

Please make appointment 2 weeks ahead to avoid disappointment