A cancer diagnosis, especially an early one, need not signal the end of life as we know it, nor should it be viewed as a terminal sentence. The rising rate of deaths by cancer in first-world countries strikes a grave chord in the hearts of Singaporeans, especially in the wake […]
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With the dawn of immunotherapies, it is now possible to harness your own immune system to fight against cancer tumours. Singapore’s cancer statistics make for grim reading. Each day, 36 people are told that they have cancer. According to the National Registry of Diseases Office, cancer is the top cause of death here, with one in three dying of […]
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When caught early, all cancers are treatable. The trouble is that many patients are in avoidance or denial, which loses them precious treatment time. Before the turn of the millennium, there were very few cancer treatment drugs available for solid tumours. Thanks to intensive research and development, there are now literally […]
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Recent projections from the Singapore government appear fairly alarming: the report tells us that approximately 50% of all Singaporean men are likely to develop some kind of cancer in their lifetime, while the same is true for approximately 40% of all Singaporean women. Cancer is quickly becoming […]
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