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Cancer treatment centres in Singapore are generally located in both public and private hospitals. These units and medical centres specialise in the treatment of cancer . [1] Raffles Hospital; Parkway East Hospital - Parkway Cancer Centre; Gleneagles Hospital - Parkway Cancer Centre [2] Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Singapore General Hospital
Singapore Health Services, commonly known as SingHealth, is the largest group of healthcare institutions in Singapore. Established in 2000, the group consists of four public hospitals , two community hospitals, five national specialty centres and a network of eight polyclinics .
Established in 1964, Singapore Cancer Society is a self-funded voluntary welfare organisation which is dedicated to minimize the impact of cancer in Singapore through the provision of cancer treatment subsidies, financial and welfare aid to needy cancer patients, home hospice care services for terminally-ill cancer patients, as well as rehabilitation support programs for recovering cancer ...
A cancer registry is a systematic collection of data about cancer and tumor diseases. The data are collected by Cancer Registrars. Cancer Registrars capture a complete summary of patient history, diagnosis, treatment, and status for every cancer patient in the United States, and other countries. [1]
The healthcare system in Singapore is divided into two sectors; statutory boards and institutions (which are then divided into public and private streams). [10] There are a variety of statutory boards in place, including the Medical Council, Dental Council, Nursing Board, Pharmacy Council, and Optometrists and Opticians Board. [10]
[81] [82] One of three children, Tharman is the son of Emeritus Professor K. Shanmugaratnam, [82] a medical scientist known as the "father of pathology in Singapore", who founded the Singapore Cancer Registry and led a number of international organisations related to cancer research and pathology. [83] [84] [85]
The National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA), formerly National Tumor Registrars Association, is a not-for-profit association representing cancer registry professionals and Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) certificants. NCRA's primary focus is education and certification. Worldwide, there are over 5,800 NCRA members and nearly 4,500 CTRs.
Overall global cancer incidence (2022) [1] Country Including NMSC Excluding NMSC Number Rate Number Rate Australia 212,332 462.5 151,529 322.4 New Zealand 38,157 427.3