National Cancer Centre Singapore

Short description: Hospital in Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

National Cancer Centre Singapore

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National Cancer Centre Singapore

Geography
Location| Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Organisation
Type| Specialist
Services
Speciality| Cancer research
History
Opened| 1993
Links
Website| www.nccs.com.sg

The National Cancer Centre Singapore (Abbreviation: NCCS) is the country's national specialty centre for the diagnosis, research and treatment of cancer. The centre has Singapore's largest concentration of "internationally qualified oncologists".[1] It was originally established in 1993 as a unit of Singapore General Hospital.[2] but is now an autonomous institution belonging to Singapore Health Services.

Headed by Professor William Hwang, the NCCS provides a range of medical, educational and research activities within a single institution; and practices a multi-disciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment. The Centre, which is located in the Outram Medical Campus, is Southeast Asia's only full multi-disciplinary sub-specialist centre for cancer.

In addition, the Centre is a teaching institution for post-graduate cancer education that trains and offers fellowships for many local and overseas doctors, nurses, para-medical professionals and researchers.

## Contents

* 1 Clinical specialties
* 2 Sub-specialty oncology services
* 3 Support services
* 4 Specialist oncology clinics attendances (2009)
* 5 Staffing (2018)
* 6 Training
* 7 Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research (HOICR)
* 8 Research divisions
* 9 Location
* 10 References
* 11 External links

## Clinical specialties

* Medical Oncology
* Surgical Oncology
* Radiation Oncology
* Oncologic Imaging
* Supportive & Palliative Care

## Sub-specialty oncology services

* Breast
* Cancer Genetics / Familial Cancers
* Colorectal
* Gynae-oncology
* Haematology
* Head and Neck[1]
* Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary[1]
* Lymphoma
* Neuro-oncology
* Paediatric-oncology
* Palliative Medicine
* Peritoneal-based-Maglignancies
* Sarcoma
* Skin & Melanoma
* Thoracic-oncology[1]
* Thyroid
* Upper Gastrointestinal
* Uro-oncology

## Support services

* Psychosocial oncology
* Oncology pharmacy
* Ambulatory treatment unit
* Cancer education & information service
* Post-graduate, health professional & undergraduate education
* Cancer support groups

## Specialist oncology clinics attendances (2009)

* Private: 24,818
* Subsidised: 91,748
* Non-residents: 11,344

## Staffing (2018)

* Doctors: 164
* Nursing: 172
* Allied health: 205
* Research: 251
* Administration/ancillary: 326

## Training

* Clinical Fellowship and Training Attachments
* Clinical attachments (nursing, medical)
* Nursing attachments (oncology nursing)
* Allied health attachments (oncology pharmacy, radiographers, radiation therapists)
* CME Lectures, Grand Rounds, Foundation Course in Clinical Oncology, etc.
* Joint Multidisciplinary Tumour Board meetings
* Formal Programmes including certificate, diploma and degrees
* Overseas Educational Tours
* Courses, conferences, workshops, annual meetings

## Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research (HOICR)

This Institute embraces all the research activities currently carried out by NCCS.

## Research divisions

* Cellular and Molecular Research
* Medical Sciences
* Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences

## Location

The National Cancer Centre Singapore is located at No. 11 Hospital Drive, Singapore, 500m away from the Mass Rapid Transit’s Outram Park Station and 200m from the New Bridge Road bus terminal.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "National Cancer Centre Singapore". Singapore Medicine. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. https://archive.is/20130717082853/http://www.singaporemedicine.com/hcp/nccs.asp.
2. ↑ "National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS)". Hospitals.SG. http://www.hospitals.sg/hospital/national-cancer-centre-singapore-nccs. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

## External links

* National Cancer Centre Singapore
* Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research

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