00:00It is expected that more cancer patients will be helped by the government.
00:05Along with this, the Nuclear Medicine Research and Innovation Center of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the DOST is being built.
00:12It is cheaper and more accessible for those in need.
00:16This is what Rod Lagusan wrote.
00:19It is very difficult to get sick, especially if it is a severe disease like cancer,
00:24which requires a long-term treatment and a lot of care.
00:29This is what is being built by the Nuclear Medicine Research and Innovation Center of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology.
00:38And this is with the help of nuclear medicine.
00:40It is expected to be cheaper and more accessible, especially for those in need.
00:45What we're trying to aim is to lower the cost of cancer diagnosis in the Philippines.
00:50Because currently, it is actually available in private hospitals, but it's actually very expensive.
00:57So we want to make it more affordable, so that many Filipinos can really benefit from the nuclear technology.
01:05This is a big thing for early detection of cancer.
01:08The number of cancer cases in the country is increasing, which is also the lifestyle of the Filipinos.
01:13At present, the hospital itself is being built inside the Penaray compound.
01:17This is a chance for cancer staging, or the process to find out what is the status or stage of a cancer.
01:24Because early detection is very important when it comes to cancer prevention.
01:28In this regard, the most important part of the project is the equipment for this, such as the cyclotron.
01:34This is a particle accelerator that can produce a so-called radioisotope.
01:39From here, it will be processed in the radio pharmacy laboratory to become a radio tracer.
01:44And after it is probably saved, it will be injected to a patient.
01:49Since the radioisotope will be combined with a particular pharmaceutical agent,
01:55it will bind to areas where, for example, the most commonly used radio tracer is the FDG or Fluorodeoxyglucose.
02:04So it's a sugar.
02:05Cancer cells are very sugar-hungry, so they consume a lot of sugar.
02:11After the scan, it will really show that the distribution of our radio tracer is concentrated in areas where the cancer cells are high.
02:22Through the PET-CT scan, we can see the structural part of our body, such as the bones.
02:27It also sees the metabolic activity where a patient will be placed.
02:32Meanwhile, at the same time as the atomic energy week of Penaray,
02:37they continue to encourage young people to enter the field of nuclear science.
02:41Today is very important because they will be the future nuclear scientists and researchers of our country.
02:48That's why we put particular importance in engaging the youth in all atomic energy week.
02:54This is important for the continued study of more applications of nuclear science.
03:00Rod Leguzed for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
