Cancer Center

Al Zahra Cancer Centre is a specialist medical centre offering comprehensive cancer treatment with a multi-disciplinary team comprising consultant specialists, oncology nurses, counsellors, and other para-medical professionals to meet the needs of cancer patients. The range of services provided includes cancer screening, diagnosis, oncologic treatment encompassing inpatient and outpatient chemotherapy, targeted therapies, chemoradiation and radiotherapy, as well as palliative and supportive care.

The service offers palliative care outpatient clinics, consultative and home care services. An inpatient service offering specialist interventional services and facilities, specialist nursing support, respite care and terminal care is available in Al Zahra Hospital Dubai. Oncologic care and evaluation for palliative care patients are available 7 days a week. Outpatient clinics and home care services are provided 6 days a week while on-call services are available 24 hours a day. A 24-hour emergency centre located in Al Zahra Hospital Dubai is also available for emergency management of severe, unrelieved symptoms.

In addition to inpatient wards, inpatient facilities in Al Zahra Hospital Dubai include an Intensive Care Unit, an angiography suite, a day surgery ward, operating theatres and a 24-hour emergency centre. Rooms for the 380-bed hospital range from a 6-bed room to a Presidential Suite with adjoining rooms for family members.

Support services are provided by on-site dieticians and nutritionists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, traditional medicine practitioners, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists.

The Centre also participates actively in translational research and clinical trials.

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