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(082) 222 8000

Email Us

info@ddh.com.ph

Address

118 E. Quirino Avenue Davao City, Philippines

Patient Services and Centers

Other Services

Nursing Service

In – Patient Therapeutic Unit

Services Offered:

  • Brachytherapy
    Brachytherapy is a procedure that involves placing radioactive material inside your body. Brachytherapy is one type of radiation therapy that’s used to treat cancer. Brachytherapy is sometimes called internal radiation.It is a Combined service with OB-GYNE physicians
    Scheduling & pre – operative preparations c/o cancer center
    Direct to room admission (with prior doctors orders)
    Confined in a private deluxe for 2 – 3 days

    • Cases:
      • Cervical Cancer
      • Endometrial Cancer
      • Vaginal Cancer
    • Physicians on board:
      • Ma. Lourdes B. Lacanilao, MD, FPCR, FPROS
      • Faiqha T. Bagis, MD, FPCR, DPROS
      • Cyrus B. Estera, MD, FPCR, FPROS
  • Radioactive Iodine Therapy
    Radioactive Iodine treatment (RAI) is a common way to treat differentiated forms of thyroid cancer (papillary & follicular). RAI treatment destroys any remaining thyroid cells (both normal and cancerous) after surgery, minimizing the risk of the cancer coming back. It is also called ablation therapy.Low dose and high dose radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy c/o physician on – board
    Scheduling c/o Nuclear Medicine Department
    Direct – to – room admission (with prior doctors orders)
    Confined in a private deluxe for 2 – 3 days

    • Cases:
      • Papillary Thyroid Cancer
      • Follicular Thyroid Cancer
      • Hyperthyroidism
      • Nodular Toxic Goiter
    • Physicians on board:
      • Rosevic Lucilla R. Cembrano, MD, FPSNM
      • Anna Jessica A. Ortiga, MD, FPSNM
      • Veronica A. Racho, MD, FPCP, FPSEM
  • In-patient Chemotherapy
    Hemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. Chemotherapy is most often used to treat cancer, since cancer cells grow and multiply much more quickly than most cells in the body.

    • Physicians on board:
      • Felycette Gay Lapus, FPCP, FPSMO, FPSO
      • Vanina Htun-Javier, MD, FPCP
      • Carol Marjorie Pacioles-Flavier, MD, FPOGS, FSGOP
  • In-patient Blood transfusion
    A blood transfusion is a routine medical procedure in which donated blood is provided to you through a narrow tube placed within a vein in your arm. This potentially life-saving procedure can help replace blood lost due to surgery, injury or blood dyscrasias.
  • Long Term Radiotherapy
    Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) is a cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Clients located far from the city may opt to be admitted in the unit to complete the recommended number of RT treatments.

Office Hours:

24/7

Contact Info:

222-8000 local 7329

Location:

Ground Floor, Oncology Building