Health Information

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer among Thai women, 28.6 people in 100,000 women are detected with the disease.

To fully understand why targeted therapy is becoming popular in Thailand as a cancer treatment, you have to understand how cancer works at the molecular level.

Cancer Avatar is used to determine the right medications, which would boost patients’ confidence and the accuracy of the treatment. For instance, if 10 types of chemotherapy are compatible with the patient’s cancer pathogenesis, the doctor will test the efficacy and response of each of those types of chemotherapy with Cancer Avatar. This allows the doctor to determine or choose the type of chemotherapy that turned out to be the most suitable type for cancer without requiring the patient to test all those 10 types.

Colorectal cancer is the 4th most commonly found cancer among all types of cancer. However, its fatality rate has significantly decreased in the latest years because of the availability of a screening test called “colonoscopy”.

Knowing the symptoms of bone cancer can save your life. Although bone cancer is fairly rare, it can be debilitating if not caught in time. Knowing the symptoms of bone cancer can make your survival and ultimate recovery from the disease more likely.

Most patients who develop cervical cancer respond very well to treatment. Catching the cancer in time and removing it is vital. 

Holistic Life Cancer Center at Vejthani Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, effectively treats all types of cancer. Lung cancer is responsible for more cancer deaths worldwide than any other type of cancer, yet every stage of lung cancer is treatable. Treatment of more advanced cases of lung cancer helps prolong life and improve the quality of life.

Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) is a type of cancer treatment where medical specialists from a range of medical fields work together for integrated care by analyzing patients’ data to conduct the most effective and proper treatment plan for each patient.

There are generally four stages of colon cancer treatment at Vejthani Hospital in Thailand. The initial treatment and diagnosis of polyps that haven’t grown beyond the inner lining of the colon is sometimes considered as stage 0.