About Dr Radhika Lakshmanan

Dr Radhika Lakshmanan is a breast specialist and oncoplastic surgeon with more than 18 years of clinical experience. She has been providing a wide range of care and management for a variety of breast conditions.

Dr Radhika received her basic medical degree from the National University of Singapore and soon became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. She was appointed as an Honorary Clinical Fellow and pursued her sub-specialty interest in oncoplastic breast surgery and breast cancer management in Nottingham Breast Institute, United Kingdom.

Dr Radhika has a great concern about breast cancer awareness. She is a member of the Asian Breast Diseases Association and also part of the Indian Support group of the Singapore Breast Cancer Foundation.


Contact Dr Radhika Lakshmanan

Phone: 64757281

Education

  • MBBS (Singapore)
  • MMed (Surgery)
  • FRCS (Edinburgh)

Dr Radhika Lakshmanan offers the following treatments

  • Gastric & Colorectal Screen
  • Underarm Lumps
  • Nipple Discharge
  • Male Breast Disorders
  • Lactational Disorders
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Lumps/Cysts
  • Breast Pain
  • Breast Hypertrophy
  • Ultrasound Scans of the Breasts
  • Mammogram

Recent Answers

How likely am I to get breast cancer if my mother has it?

This depends on a number of factors. Firstly, is your mother is the only relation with breast cancer or are there more relatives with breast or ovarian cancers? It also depends on the age that your mother got cancer. If your mother got cancer when she was less than 45 years old and she is the only one in the extended family with cancer then your risk is double compared to someone without a cancer in the family. The incidence of breast cancer in Singapore is currently 1 in 14 women.

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Dr Radhika Lakshmanan

Breast Surgeon

Are there any alternatives to chemotherapy for breast cancer after a mastectomy?

Chemotherapy is an adjuvant treatment modalty aimed to reduce the overall risk of cancer recurrence. The benefit and need for chemotherapy can vary from patient to patient depending on the stage of cancer, cancer biology, patient baseline health status and relative age of the patient. Stage 3 breast cancers will generally benefit from chemotherapy and omitting it may lead to a high chance of recurrence. Depending on tumour biology and one of which is what we call the receptor status of the tumour ,will dictate if the patient is suitable for endocrine treatment (tablets).

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Answered By

Dr Radhika Lakshmanan

Breast Surgeon

Does protopic cream cause cancer, and should I be concerned?

There is no evidence of protopic cream causing breast cancer. However there are cases of the cream resulting in skin cancer and lymphoma. A dermatologist or an oncologist will be more suited to explain further on this.

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Dr Radhika Lakshmanan

Breast Surgeon

Practice

Parkway East Medical Centre 319 Joo Chiat Place Pl, #02-03 Singapore 427989

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* This profile has been last updated on September 2, 2020.