breast cancer
A medical team at Prince Sultan Military Medical City has succeeded in using modern and advanced therapeutic technology in the field of breast cancer treatment through the use of intrabeam treatment using a special device for this type of operation (((Intrabeam), which is used after performing local surgery directly in the operating room.
This was mentioned by the head of the breast and endocrine surgery unit at the Medical City, Dr. Hussam bin Youssef, and he stressed that this modern technology has been added recently with the aim of providing better service to patients. This device is considered to be a modern advanced treatment technology and is used to treat breast cancer patients after surgical excision and is also used for other surgeries such as colon and rectal diseases. Liver and brain tumors.
For his part, Dr. Khaled Al-Hajri, a consultant in breast and endocrine tumor surgery who supervises the medical-surgical team, said that such a new technique of operations and the joint treatment between surgery and tumors is the latest in medicine in the field of treating breast cancer, as the medical team succeeded in using the advanced technology on a patient who reached She is (43 years old) and the patient left the Medical City on the second day of the operation.
Dr. Al-Hajri added that this type of treatment for breast cancer shortens a lot of the duration of radiation therapy, which is usually given to the patient after surgery for a period that may exceed four weeks, and the results and effectiveness of this type of treatment are much better than before, as modern medical studies have proven that this treatment is effective and safe. It has been tried on more than (2000) patients, and it can replace conventional radiotherapy for some cases of breast cancer.
He pointed out that this modern technology has recently been added to the Department of Oncology and Radiation Therapy at Prince Sultan Military Medical City in order to provide the latest and best medical treatment services for cancer patients, and this is based on the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, and constant follow-up from His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Deputy Minister of Defense, and in line with the keenness of the General Administration of Medical Services of the Armed Forces, which is always working to advance the medical and educational service for employees of the armed forces and their families.
