MEMPHIS, Tenn--13 Oct--PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest (Memphis-based Cancer Center Partners With Excellence Healthcare-Singapore to Offer World-Class Cancer Care in Southeast Asia) Memphis-based West Clinic, a premiere cancer center, announced today the opening of The West Clinic Excellence Cancer Center in Singapore. The comprehensive center is a joint venture with Excellence Healthcare, a multi-disciplinary medical center. The Center will provide world-class U.S.-based medical treatment to cancer patients in Southeast Asia by U.S. physicians and nurses. It will house state-of-the-art imaging technologies including Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography (PET/CT). Steven J. Tucker, MD, will serve as Medical Director for The West Clinic Excellence Cancer Center. An eminent prostate cancer specialist, Dr. Tucker is the former Director of the Prostate & Genitourinary Oncology Program with The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute in Santa Monica, California. Additionally, he served as Attending Physician with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center andAssistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine. "Singapore's Ministry of Health has demonstrated its commitment to deliver outstanding medical care, promote health, and reduce illness for Singaporean residents," states Tucker. "We are pleased to partner with Excellence Healthcare, an outstanding subspecialty medical center." The West Clinic plans to recruit physicians from the U.S. and/or Singapore over the next 3-5 years for this and other sites throughout Southeast Asia and recruit local nurses under the direction of Nancy Bailey, Director of Oncology Nursing and Clinic Operations. Ms. Bailey is the former Director of Research at The West Clinic and a nurse practitioner. Research Vista for Southeast Asia According to Lee S. Schwartzberg, MD, Medical Director, The West Clinic, and President/Chief Medical Officer, Accelerated Community Oncology Research Network (ACORN), "The West Clinic Excellence Cancer Center looks forward to becoming a center of translational research in Southeast Asia and plans to assist local physicians in outlying areas attain access to the latest protocols. We are committed to building an unprecedented research network in Southeast Asia through the Accelerated Community Oncology Research Network (ACORN) in collaboration with local oncology providers and major healthcare institutions." ACORN is a U.S.-based network of over 150 oncology investigators offering access to a broad range of clinical trials for most major cancer types in addition to studies on quality of life and symptom management. Asian physicians participating in the ACORN network will have access to U.S.-ACORN physicians for consultation. A Technology First for Southeast Asia: The PACE System(TM) The Center will be the first facility in Southeast Asia to implement the PACE System(TM) (Patient Assessment, Care, and Education), a revolutionary information technology developed by Supportive Oncology Services, Inc. (SOS). PACE enhances patient care and improves quality of life through a comprehensive exchange of information between patient and physician at point-of-care as touch-screen, wireless e/Tablets deliver Patient Care Monitor(TM) questionnaires. PACE also presents the Cancer Support Network(TM), a comprehensive patient education and information repository. "We are very pleased that The West Clinic has chosen Singapore for The West Clinic Excellence Cancer Center in partnership with Excellence Healthcare," states Mr. Yeoh Keat Chuan, Director, Biomedical Sciences Group, Economic Development Board. "The West Clinic is a renowned U.S. cancer center whose presence here will enhance our standing as a premier location for the delivery of quality healthcare services and support the Singapore Medicine initiative. It will also strengthen Singapore's capabilities in translationalresearch." The West Clinic Excellence Cancer Center is located at One Orchard Boulevard, #15-01 Camden Medical Centre, Singapore 248649. For more information or enquiries, please call (65) 6565-6888; Fax (65) 6565 9988; email: [email protected] ; visit www.westexcellence.com Contact Information: Deborah D. Coble Director of Public Affairs The West Clinic 901-683-0055 x 1312 [email protected] SOURCE: The West Clinic CONTACT: Deborah D. Coble Director of Public Affairs, The West Clinic +1-901-683-0055 x1312, [email protected] Web site: http://www.westclinic.com http://www.westexcellence.com --Distributed by AsiaNet ( www.asianetnews.net )--