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Proud of our SingHealth emergency medical contingent including NCCS staff, who are mobilised for the post-disaster relief operations after the recent earthquake in Myanmar. Good luck on the mission, do your best and safe return! 💪 💙 https://lnkd.in/gumDvBHp

With a generous S$12 million commitment from the Li Ka Shing Foundation and Temasek Trust, NCCS is excited to partner NCIS to embark on clinical trials using a non-invasive ultrasound-based technology called histotripsy for patients with liver, kidney, and pancreatic cancers. In Singapore, liver cancer is the third most common cause of cancer death for men, with liver and pancreatic cancers among the top 10 causes of cancer mortality. These cancers often do not show symptoms until the later stages, making early detection and effective treatment difficult. Thank you to the Li Ka Shing Foundation and Temasek Trust for the strong support towards advancing cancer research by enabling us to study this innovative technology! Photos credit: Temasek Trust

🔊 New podcast alert #ResearchSpotlight Palliative surgery of peritoneal malignancies 🎧 🎧 🎧 https://lnkd.in/d9Yqc8KS 🎧 🎧 🎧 Palliative surgery is crucial in the management of peritoneal malignancies as it directly impacts the patients quality of life. These surgeries form a sizable proportion of surgical procedures performed in any surgical oncology service. Patient selection and decision making are all the more important as "The negative impact of a futile surgery could be much more than the benefit" There is MORE to LOSE than to gain Claramae Chia (surgical oncologist, National Cancer Centre Singapore) discusses key aspects of palliative surgery for peritoneal malignancies with #BrianBadgwell(surgical oncologist, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA) and Jolene Wong (surgcial oncologist, National Cancer Centre, Singapore) that includes 💡 Implications of the term 'palliative' ⁉️ what proportion of surgical oncology procedures are 'palliative surgeries'? 💡 the importance of a multidisciplinary team 💡 timely introduction of palliative care ⁉️ Imaging signs that could help select the right patients for surgery 💡 counselling patients about the risks and benefits ⁉️ what is at 'stake'? 💡 patients' satisfaction and impact on quality of life 💡 surgical tips ⁉️ nutritional support #peritonealmalignancy #palliativesurgery #cancer #peritonealcancer #ovariancancer #pseudomyxomaperitonei #peritonealmesothelioma #PMP #colorectalcancer International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (IJGC) INDEPSO SPSOI Santiago González-Moreno, MD, PhD, FACS, FEBS, FESSO OncoDaily Dr. Praveen Kammar Surgical Oncologist Sanket Mehta AMARAPE - Association Contre Les Maladies Rares Du Péritoine Miguel E. Alberto V., MD Carlos González de Pedro, Md, PhD, FEBS (Surg.Onc.) Naoual Bakrin Olivier Glehen European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology Jaume Tur Martínez

This March, NCCS hosted the Arts and Humanities Festival 2025, exploring the intersection of medicine, art, and the human experience of dying. On 5 March 2025, a dramatised reading of 𝘈 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, written by Faith Ng, directed by Chen Yingxuan, and performed by Karen Tan, took the stage. Following Dr. Leong, a palliative care doctor, as she journeys with her patients through their final days, the play offered a tender meditation on dignity, legacy, and what it truly means to lean on one another. Later in the month, on 20 March, Prof. Rajeev S. Patke from Yale-NUS College delivered a thought-provoking lecture on how the humanities complement medical care by offering cultural, artistic, and literary perspectives on mortality. Drawing from global traditions in poetry, music, and art, he explored how different cultures shape our understanding of death and how we cope with our fears surrounding it. Through storytelling and the humanities, the festival highlighted the power of the arts in shaping compassionate, holistic approaches to healthcare.

Indeed, we are super excited to be officially certified to deploy Stereo-seq in our lab! Since our first publication in Blood last year demonstrating the easy application of this technology in our discovery toolbox at the Cancer Discovery Hub National Cancer Centre Singapore, we have started to adopt this spatial whole transcriptomic assay across several projects. Do keep a lookout for our upcoming papers! Reference: https://lnkd.in/gabq_NWc

First successful demonstration of FLASH capabilities at the Goh Cheng Liang Proton Therapy Centre, National Cancer Centre Singapore on 5 March 2025, using the Hitachi Probeat Proton Therapy System. At dose rates of greater than 700 Gy/sec generated in the fixed beam room, the video captures the Cherenkov phenomenon, a blue glow when a charged particle passes through a medium at a speed greater than the phase velocity. Kudos to the NCCS team led by Prof Sung Yong Park and Hitachi, for this achievement. #NCCS #GCLPTC

The SingHealth Doctors and Dentists Long Service Awards 2025 held this evening, recognised a total of 288 dedicated clinicians across the award categories for their years of service, dedication and contributions towards patient care, research and education. Heartiest congratulations to NCCS doctors for their decades of service! 💓

NCCS is in Kobe, Japan this week for the JSMO 2025! Congratulations to our NCCS clinicians who are sharing research breakthroughs to advance cancer treatment and improve patient care!🎉

🎉🎉 Congratulations to Assoc Prof Simon Ong, Deputy CEO (Education), NCCS, Clin Assoc Prof Abhilash Balakrishnan, Senior Consultant, Division of Surgery & Surgical Oncology, SGH & NCCS and Clin Prof Alexander Chung, Senior Consultant, Division of Surgery & Surgical Oncology, SGH & NCCS who were inducted as a Master Academic Clinicians on Friday! Master Academic Clinicians (MACs) are senior clinicians who have attained mastery level of clinical competence while at the same time, exemplify the highest level of professionalism and highest standards of academic activities in Education, Leadership, Research, Innovation, Patient Safety and/or Quality Improvement. Also celebrated at the ceremony were Prof Ravindran Kanesvaran, Chairman and Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, Prof Iain Tan, Deputy Chairman and Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, Assoc Prof Grace Yang, Senior Consultant, Division of Supportive & Palliative Care, Clin Assoc Prof Lim Chin Hong, Senior Consultant, Division of Surgery & Surgical Oncology, SGH & NCCS, and Clin Assoc Prof Chandramouli Nagarajan, Senior Consultant, Department of Haematology, SGH & NCCS who are newly promoted and appointed senior faculty. Heartiest congratulations to all recipients! 👏

Today, NCCS hosted the 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺, bringing together clinicians, researchers, medical social workers, allied health professionals and TCM practitioners to hear from experts on the latest in integrative oncology. Integrative care is a holistic, patient-centred, and evidence-based approach that complements medical care through mind-body practices, natural products, and lifestyle modifications such as TCM, supplements, aromatherapy, and art and music therapy.   A key highlight was a plenary lecture by pioneer integrative medicine specialist, Dr Gary Deng, Medical Director of the Bendheim Medical Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, on the future of integrative medicine. NCCS also led a roundtable discussion with representatives from Singapore General Hospital, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, UC Irvine, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on advancing integrative care in specialist cancer centres in Singapore.   #IntegrativeOncology #HolisticCancerCare #PatientCentredCare