YOU ARE NOT ALONE AGAINST CANCER

Cancer is a devastating affliction, the frequency of which is gradually increasing all over the world. Although it differs according to the type of cancer and where it occurs, cancer may be cured if properly intervened at the right time. The correct treatment, aided by professionals and the right technology can provide critical life support to cancer patients. Chemotherapy However, this situation also means cancer patients must go through a long and complicated process. Cancer patients receive the most significant support from medical institutions. Medical institutions specialized in the treatment of cancer must have experienced and specialized personnel, a wealth of medical knowledge, devices manufactured with state-of-the-art technology, modern medical methods and infrastructure systems that will allow coordination between specialists. Adopting this approach, Acibadem Health Group has taken big steps towards cancer treatment. The Multidisciplinary Approach (For effective solutions in cancer treatment) The most effective solutions in the treatment of cancer are obtained under a multidisciplinary approach because oncology is an area that requires the collaboration and co-decision of many branches of science. The consultation of physicians in different branches is extremely important in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and requires close teamwork. In multidisciplinary structures, specialists in different branches come together, reach a joint decision and share the responsibility. As a result, centers working under a multidisciplinary structure obtain more successful results in the treatment and follow-up of cancer that is in the field of oncology.Multidisciplinary-Approach The Multidisciplinary approach in Acibadem Hospitals The diagnosis and treatment of all cancers is evaluated under a multidisciplinary approach in Acibadem Cancer Centers. The services offered in the centers include scanning programs for the early diagnosis of cancer, identifying people who are healthy but at risk of cancer and informing these people and their relatives about cancer prevention. Acibadem Hospitals – serving cancer patients with world class technology. Acibadem Healthcare Group has brought the latest technology to Turkey. With its developed technology, its technological devices and wealth of knowledge and experience, Acibadem Hospitals offers its patients state-of-the-art technologies the world has reached on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Acibadem Healthcare Group carries radiation oncology treatment in 5 hospitals. These hospitals are as follows: Maslak and Kozyatağı Hospitals in Istanbul, Bursa, Adana and Kayseri Hospitals outside of Istanbul. gamma-knife-deviceThe Gamma Knife device, used for the treatment of brain tumors, offers service in Acibadem Kozyatağı Hospital and the CyberKnife device, used for the treatment of tumors in the brain and in other parts of the body, offers service in Acibadem Maslak Hospital. In addition, cancer patients are treated with the first and only Rapidarc device, which reduces the treatment duration to 1-2 minutes, again in Acibadem Maslak Hospital.