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Medical Oncologist

Senior Consultant

MBBS, Diploma, Diploma,

Penang, Malaysia

Works at Gleneagles Hospital, Penang

40 years of experience

About Dr. Adel Zaatar

  • Dr. Adel Zaatar is a well-known Medical Oncologist in Penang, practising for 40 years.
  • He is one of the pioneers in the fields of Radiotherapy & Oncology in Malaysia.
  • His area of expertise includes the management of all solid tumours of the breast, lung, gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, nasopharynx and head & neck.
  • He is a founding member of the Penang Breast Care Society and a member of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM).
  • Dr. Adel Zaatar has several publications, journals, and articles to his name.  
  • He has completed MB. BcH from Mansoura Medical School, Cairo, Egypt.
  • He has done DMRT (Diploma in Radiology Therapy) from Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
  • He has pursued DMRO (PG Diploma in Medical Radio-Diagnosis) from the Royal College of Radiologists, London, UK.
  • Dr. Adel Zaatar is well-versed in English and Arabic.

 

 

 

Location Location

Penang, Malaysia

Special Interest

Oncology and Radiotherapy.

List Of Treatments

  • Metastatic Tumors Treatment
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiotherapy
  • Adrenal Cancer Treatment
  • Anal Cancer Treatment
  • Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
  • Bladder Cancer Treatment
  • Breast Cancer-Surgical
  • Cancer in Children
  • Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP) Treatment
  • Castleman Disease Treatment
  • Cervical Cancer Treatment
  • Endometrial Cancer Treatment
  • Esophagus Cancer Treatment
  • Ewing Family of Tumors Treatment
  • Eye Cancer Treatment
  • Gallbladder Cancer Treatment
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD) Treatment
  • Hodgkin Disease Treatment
  • Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - ALL in Adults
  • Leukemia in Children
  • Liver Cancer
  • Lung Cancer Treatment
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Treatment
  • Small-cell Carcinoma Treatment
  • Lung Carcinoid Tumor Treatment
  • Skin Lymphoma Treatment
  • Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment
  • Neuroblastoma
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) Treatment
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma In Children
  • Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer Surgery
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Penile Cancer Treatment
  • Prostate Cancer-Surgical
  • Retinoblastoma (RB) Treatment
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) Treatment
  • Salivary Gland Cancer
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment
  • Skin Cancer
  • Skin Cancer - Melanoma
  • Stomach Cancer Treatment
  • Testicular Cancer Treatment
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma Treatment
  • Thyroid Cancer Treatment
  • Uterine Sarcoma
  • Vaginal Cancer Treatment
  • Vulvar Cancer Treatment
  • Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
  • Wilms Tumor (Nephroblastoma)
  • Breast Biopsy
  • Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant
  • Oral Cancer - Surgical
  • Breast Cancer
  • Leukemia Treatment
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia - HCL
  • Fallopian Tube Cancer
  • Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor
  • Ovarian Primary Peritoneal Cancer
  • Medullary Carcinoma
  • Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment
  • Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumor
  • Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
  • Colon Cancer Treatment
  • Adenocarcinoma - Glandular Cancer Treatment
  • Immunotherapy
  • Transarterial Chemoembolization - TACE
  • IMRT
  • Parathyroidectomy

Work Experience of Dr. Adel Zaatar

Consultant, Cairo Medical School, Egypt

Consultant, Beatson Oncology Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Consultant, Cork Medical School, Ireland

Consultant, Mount Miriam Hospital, Penang

Dr. Adel Zaatar's

  • MBBS, Mansoura Medical School, Cairo, Egypt
  • Diploma, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Diploma, Royal College of Radiologists, London, UK

  • Cancer In Children
  • Breast Self-Examination – What You Need To Know
  • Breast Cancer
  • 5 Myths of Breast Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Understanding Gynaecological Cancers
  • Nose Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer

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Dr. Adel Zaatar practices at Gleneagles Hospital, Penang

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Dr. Adel Zaatar is Medical Oncologist with 40 years of experience.

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A medical oncologist treats cancer using chemotherapy or other medications such as targeted therapy or immunotherapy.

There may be Change in bowel or bladder habit, sore that does not heal, Unusual bleeding or discharge, Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere, Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing, Obvious change in a wart or mole and hoarseness in voice.

Tests like Biopsy, Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy, Bone Scan, Breast MRI, Colonoscopy, Computed Tomography (CT) Scan, Digital Rectal Exam (DRE) etc are performed.

Chemotherapy session varies in length and frequency, it depends on the individual treatment plan prescribed by the doctor. Some last as long as three or four hours, while others may only take an half-hour.

A medical oncologist treats cancer using chemotherapy or other medications, such as targeted therapy or immunotherapy wheras the surgical oncologist removes the tumor and nearby tissue during surgery.

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