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What To Expect Before Going for Cancer Treatment

What to expect before going for cancer treatment

With the many methods available, it helps to understand how each works, and the changes and side effects you will experience. Cancer is the umbrella term for diseases caused by abnormal cell growth, or when cells divide uncontrollably. Though a diagnosis strikes fear, it need not mean the end of the road. There are ways to remove tumours or slow their spread.

On The Frontlines of Cancer

On The Frontlines Of Cancer

Instantly relatable, Dr Lim Hwee Yong reveals why he decided to pursue a career in oncology and how his passion for this demanding profession is constantly renewed. We are just beginning to realise that our body has the ability to selfregulate. It is a balance between…

Life as You Know It

Life As You Know It

One of the key advances in cancer treatment is doctor’s ability to control side effects. “Even if it was your diet that caused the cancer, the tumour has been there for the past few decades, and a few days of changing your diet is not going to treat it.” There are so many common misconceptions people have about cancer…

Cancer Overview

Cancer Overview

What is the likelihood of an individual being struck by cancer? Is the incidence of cancer rising or is the higher incidence down to greater awareness and early screening? The most common cancers in Singapore? Why are these the most common? Are you seeing patterns in the incidence of cancer? What’s the prognosis for a cancer patient who gets timely treatment?

Breathe Easy

Breathe Easy

The Good News? Lung cancer is no longer the death sentence it was a decade or two ago. The bad news? More non-smokers are getting the disease. We are all well aware of the biggest downside of a smoking habit: lung cancer. It used to be a cancer with a poor prognosis, but the advent of technology…

No 1 Mortality Rate

No.1 Mortality Rate

Dr Lim feels that there are now many new options available to cancer patients. As this is a severe diagnosis that comes with serious life-changing connotation, the patients will require time and all-rounded discussion to gain sufficient understanding of their condition,” he said. “Every patient is different…

Why You Should Not Give Up in The Face of Cancer

Why You Should Not Give Up In The Face Of Cancer

Few diseases are as dreaded and as prevalent as cancer. It’s the developed world’s greatest affliction, and one of the last frontiers of medicine that man has yet to conquer. But until that day comes, oncologists like Dr Lim Hwee Yong, senior consultant and director at Novena Cancer Centre, will continue to fight the good fight…,

Cancer Pain

Cancer Pain

As a young medical student more than 20 years ago, cancer is a disease that fascinates me. Cancer was becoming an important health condition in the developed world. A diagnosis of cancer has high impact upon the patient, the family and the society. The complexity of the disease garnered a lot of interest.

Tapping on Technology for Cancer Treatment

Tapping on Technology for Cancer Treatment

Cancer is a medical condition where uncontrollable cell growth, both in terms of size and number, leads to malignant tumours. When detected early, cancer is mostly treatable. Dr Lim Hwee Yong, a senior consultant and medical oncologist at the Novena Cancer Centre said: “Treatment options include utilising molecular, genetic and …