Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City launches dedicated Cancer Survivorship Clinic

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), an emblematic hospital in the EAU for serious and complex care and a subsidiary of the Purehealth Group, has outed a specialized survival clinic focused on supporting cancer patients.

The new service repeats a significant advance in the continuous oncological care of the installation, which addresses the phase after treatment overlooked when patients should navigate the physiological and psychological consequences of cancer therapies.

Holistic approach to treatment after treatment
What distinguishes the survival clinic is its integral multidisciplinary framework, which brings together oncology specialists, internal medicine, nutrition, physiotherapy and psychology. This integrated approach allows patients to consult multiple specialists who last a single visit, creating a simplified and cohesive patient experience.

Dr. Abdulqader Almessabi, medical director of SSMC, emphasized the importance of this development: “The opening of our survival clinic repeats a key milestone in the expansion of our specialized clinical care and clinical care services. Add a new significant dimension to our comprehensive services of cancer care.”

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Evidence -based survival care
With the improvement of cancer survival rates worldwide, the demand for structured survival care has grown substantially. Dr. Aydah Al Awadhi, president of the Division of Hematology and Oncology and Medical Oncologist Consultor de SSMC, highlighted the scientific rational behind the new service.

“With cancer survival rates that continue to increase, the need for dedicated survival attention has never overcome. Afternoon, and afternoon, and late, and late, and late, and late, and late, and a greater coordination of improved, late, late, and greater adherence to health maintenance,” Dr. Al Awadhi said.

She added: “Our survival clinic will sacrifice a complete evaluation, extending far beyond routine oncology visits, which guarantees a truly integrated and personalized approach for each patient.”

Individualized care plans
Clinic protocols emphasize individualized care adapted to the specific challenges of patients after treatment. This personalized approach recognizes that cancer survivors face various physiological, psychological and social challenges depending on their type of cancer, treatment modalities, comorbidities and personal circumstances.

The establishment of the survival clinic is aligned with the evolutionary oncological practice standards that collect cancer attention as a continuous exingego Welond the active treatment phase. When addressing survival systematically, SSMC aims to optimize the long -term results and the quality of life of cancer patients.

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi is one of the largest tertiary hospitals of the EAU with 660 patient beds, 18 operational theaters and services in 46 medical specialties.