Department Of Breast Oncology
Surgery is the oldest form of cancer therapy and remains one of the most important treatment components for solid tumors. Surgery alone can cure patients with a localized disease, but because many patients have evidence of micro-metastases at diagnosis, combining surgery with other treatment modalities is usually necessary to achieve higher response rates.
The Oncology Center in SKSH aggregates diagnosis, therapy and rehabilitation services which work together, and contribute to provide healthcare to cancer patients. We seek to provide patients with integrated clinical and human high quality care, throughout all stages of their diseases. Multidisciplinary discussion and decision making underlie our daily work, supporting our clinical quality, with application of the best current practices.
At SKSH you’re surrounded by the strength of one of the most experienced cancer centers, which has all the support and wellness services required to treat the whole person, not just the disease.
Similar to many other countries, breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UAE . According to a 2010 report by the Centre for Arab Genomic Studies, Arab women are more likely to develop breast cancer at an earlier age. SKSH’s Breast Oncology is providing personalized care for breast cancer. Our goal is to give patients exceptional outcomes while focusing on quality of life and breast cosmetics. To realize our goal, we provide personalized and planned surgery based on oncoplastic surgery and a multidisciplinary team approach. SKSH RAK’s Breast multidisciplinary team consists of various departments; surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, rehabilitation medicine, gynecology and pathology.
The following treatments for breast cancer are provided by multidisciplinary team:
- Breast cancer screening and detection; Mammography, Ultrasound and Breast MRI are used to improve accuracy of breast cancer detection among young women.
- Breast cancer diagnosis by needle biopsy and excisional biopsy
- Oncoplastic Surgery
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy; Arm swelling is one of the most common complication of breast surgery. We try to reduce arm swelling through sentinel lymph node biopsy.
- On-site pathologic diagnostic system during operation; This can reduce the rate of reoperation after breast partial excision and sentinel lymph node biopsy.
- Preoperative and Postoperative chemotherapy and target therapy
- Radiation therapy
- Lymphedema clinic is provided by specialists of rehabilitation.
- Breast cancer genetic counselling; Breast cancer is strongly associated with family history and genetic cause. BRCA1/2 mutation test and genetic counselling will be served.
- For early detection of recurrence we can use breast imaging tests (mammography, Ultrasound, MRI), chest/abdomen CT, bone scan and PET.
- Gynecologic clinic for breast cancer patients
- Breast cancer Survivorship program
Our Doctors
Dr. Eunyoung Ko
Breast Oncology