With the reorganisation of the IMR, the Cancer Research Centre (CaRC) was established on 16 th April 2001 . The CaRC has three Units consisting of the Haematology Unit, Molecular Pathology Unit and the Stomatology Unit
ACHIEVEMENTS
Cancer intervention
- Advanced molecular cytogenetics for diagnosis and prognostication in leukaemia
- Real time PCR for monitoring treatment and detection of minimal residual disease in leukaemia
Cancer Diagnosis
- Molecular detection for multiple infections of Human Papilloma Virus (able to detect HPV 16 and HPV 18 in a single test)
Cancer Prevention
- Use of specific mutation pre-symptomatic test for detecting familial adenomatous polyposis coli (Restriction Enzyme assay to confirm presence of mutant sequence)
