Health

Mortality rates from the most common cancers continue to decline across the United States, with several notable exceptions, including liver cancer in men and especially in women, and also uterine cancer in women. These findings come from the latest American Cancer Society annual report on cancer rates and trends, “Cancer Statistics 2019.”…

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…

On April 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved osimertinib (Tagrisso) for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations, as detected by an FDA-approved test.

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…

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?

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…

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…

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…,

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.