Discovering that you or your loved ones have cancer can be a traumatic and painful experience. The first thing you would want to do is to find the best
treatment, fight the disease and lead a quality of life.

Here, at the National University Hospital (NUH), we make sure this is the only place in Singapore you need to come to. We ensure no one is left out of our care management programme since we are the only tertiary hospital that looks after cancer patients of all age groups -- from infants, children, young adults to the aged.

NUH is the best place to get the full continuum of care for all types of cancers.

We engage experts from different specialties in a seamless and coordinated multidisciplinary approach to ensure that our patients receive dedicated professional care, whenever they need them and in the most effective manner.

From treating childhood cancers...

We are committed to the care of children with cancer and blood diseases. The new Viva-University Children's Cancer Centre is equipped with state-of- the-art facilities to better care for our young cancer patients. It is also the headquarters for the St. Jude-Singapore International Outreach Programme and centre for clinical and translational research work in the area of childhood cancer.

Our pediatricians are renown for their work to improve the survival rate and cure of children with cancer in Singapore and the region. Our treatment protocol has been successful in curing 8 out of 10 children newly diagnosed with leukemia.

...to outstanding patient care for adult cancers.

Guided by our belief that having cancer is not the end of life, we adopt a patient-centric approach to each case and ensuring that they have access to quality care.

From surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy to bone marrow transplant and a wide range of sophisticated, quality assured treatment and care.

Our comprehensive cancer care programme engages experts from these specialities:

* Department of Haematology-Oncology
* Department of Radiation Oncology
* Division of Gynaecologic Oncology
* Division of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Providing Hope in Research

NUH will do almost anything that would help our patients keep their hopes and determination alive.

We are always exploring innovative ways to improve outcomes. We foster collaboration with partners and actively participated in early clinical trials to find safer and more effective treatments.

* NUH is only hospital to conduct the 'First-in-Man' early clinical trial involving advanced staged cancer patients.
* We tailor therapy using highly accurate research tests so that every child has the maximum chance of cure and with the least side effects.

As our patients, this means you will have the privileged opportunity to enrol in our drug trials and access to the latest drugs when standard therapy either has poor results, or when it fails.

Discovering that you or your loved ones have cancer can be a traumatic and painful experience. The first thing you would want to do is to find the best treatment, fight the disease and lead a quality of life.

In Singapore, many cancer patients are drawn to the National University Hospital (NUH) as it is the only tertiary hospital that offers an excellent care management programme for cancer patients of all age groups – from infants, children, young adults to the aged.

Another reason is their full continuum of care to treat all types of cancers.

Guided by a strong belief that having cancer is not the end of life, NUH adopts a patient-centric approach to each case. Its multidisciplinary team comprising experts from different specialties ensures that the cancer patients have access to quality care wherever they need them. These range from surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy to bone marrow transplant and a wide range of sophisticated, quality assured treatment and care.

NUH is committed to the care of children with cancer and blood diseases. Their treatment protocol has been successful in curing 8 out of 10 children newly diagnosed with leukemia. This is because they tailor therapy using highly accurate research tests so that every child has the maximum chance of cure and with the least side effects.

NUH is the only hospital in Singapore to conduct the 'First-in-Man' early clinical trial involving advanced staged cancer patients. Its active participation in such cancer research activities is good news for cancer patients since they can have access to the latest drugs when standard therapy either has poor results, or when it fails.

To enquire about NUH cancer programmes or fix appointments with their specialists, you can contact their International Patient Liaison Centre at the 24-Hour Helpline: +65-6779 2777 or email: . For a list of their overseas representatives, visit the website at www.nhgiplc.com