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DDVMH, a Mount Grace Hospitals partner, enhances cancer care with VitalBeam Radiation Therapy System by Siemens Healthineers & Varian Medical System, introducing IMRT capabilities to the province
In a promising development for cancer patients in Pangasinan and the rest of Northern and Central Luzon, Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (DDVMH), a partner hospital of Mount Grace Hospitals, Inc., proudly advances its cancer care services with the newly installed VitalBeam Radiation Therapy System from Siemens Healthineers and Varian Medical Systems, bringing intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) capabilities to the province.
According to the Philippine Cancer Control Program, cancer is the third leading cause of morbidity and mortality for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the country, after diseases of the heart and the vascular system.
In 2020, Globocan recorded 153,751 new cases of cancer in the Philippines with a total of 92,606 deaths. Breast cancer remains the most common cancer followed by lung, colorectum, liver, and prostate for both males and females.
Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital lives up to its commitment of providing dedicated and passionate patient care through better access to quality healthcare.
VitalBeam delivers powerful cancer treatments with pinpoint accuracy and precision. It uniquely integrates imaging and treatment technologies within a sophisticated architecture that makes it possible to deliver intensity-modulated radiotherapy safely and efficiently, opening the door to new possibilities for the treatment of head and neck, central nervous system, lung, gastric, urinary bladder, prostate, as well as other cancers that are treatable with radiotherapy.
With VitalBeam now available in Dagupan and throughout Pangasinan, the people of Pangasinan can access high-quality precision cancer care through a radiotherapy system that delivers treatments quickly and conveniently.
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