Clinical Oncology Department

Clinical Oncology Unit was opened in 1997 and occupies a floor area of 28,000 square feet with space for out-patient clinics, chemotherapy daycare, blood taking room, radiotherapy and treatment planning areas, a general administrative office, research room and rooms for staffs.

Master of Clinical Oncology program was started in 2002 and UM is the only university in Malaysia that offers this program.

• Master of Medical Physics
• Master of Nursing (oncology)
• UMMP
• Diploma in Nursing (oncology)
• Diploma in Radiography
• Degree in Medical Physics

• New case
• Follow-up
• Chemotheraphy review
• Radiotherapy review
• Multidisciplinary clinic

Systemic therapy:

• This includes cytotoxic chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biologic therapy and immunotherapy.

Radiotherapy:

1. External beam therapy
   Treatment technique ranges from simple to complex depending on the clinical indications, Complex techniques include IMRT, SRS/SRT and SBRT.
2. Brachytherapy
   This is delivered using high dose rate source. The therapy is mainly done for gynaecological cancer and includes a 3D technique and image guided brachytherapy (IGBT).
3. Radioisotope therapy:
   It is mainly for treatment of patients with thyroid cancer using iodine. This is done as an inpatient service where patients need to be hospitalised on the ward with specialised shielding throughout the duration of treatment. This service is delivered in collaboration with the Nuclear Medicine Unit.
4. Intraoperative radiotherapy:
   Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) is the delivery of a single large radiation dose to the tumor bed during surgical resection. This is mainly done for early stage breast cancer. This service is delivered in collaboration with the Surgical Department and Medical Physics Unit.
5. Ward
   Patients who need admission for treatment related complications and long infusion chemotherapy will be admitted to ward 6TE.