The
Peter Mac Gastrointestinal Service provides consultation and treatment
for all malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract and allied diseases.
Specialised
services include:
Radiotherapy
Surgery
Medical
oncology
Nutritional
support
Diagnostic
and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures.
Diseases
treated include:
Colon
Rectal
Anal
oesophageal
Gastric
Hepatobiliary
Pancreatic
malignancies
Allied
diseases, including adenomas and familial adenomatous polyposis.
Multi-disciplinary
upper and lower Gastro Intestinal clinics with specialised radiation,
medical and surgical oncologists
Combined
therapy with surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy in management
of :
Colorectal
Oesophageal
Gastric
Pancreatic
Anal
malignancies
Participation
in institutional, national and international phase I/II/III
clinical studies evaluating new therapeutic regimens for a variety
of GI cancer types, including:
Novel
chemotherapy and radiotherapy combinations and indications
New
chemotherapy drugs
A
number of such clinical trials have been initiated from Peter
Mac.
Expertise
in:
Position
Emission Tomography
Magnetic
Resonance Imaging
endo-lumnial
ultrasound for pre-therapy assessment.
Videoendoscopy
facility offering the latest in endoscopic diagnosis and treatment,
including:
Oesophageal,
biliary
Small
bowel
Rectal
stent placement
Photodynamic
therapy for oesophageal cancer and Barrett's oesophagus
Endoscopic
ultrasonography with high-frequency probes and fine needle aspiration
Close
ties to the Peter Mac Familial Cancer Centre, for assessment
of patients with possible genetic predisposition to GI malignancies
(particularly colon cancer)
