Dr Richard Quek from Parkway Cancer Centre shares about the main types of this tumour that grows in connective tissue. Sarcomas are cancers which develop from the mesenchymal layer of our body. In normal human development, amongst other structures, the mesenchymal layer develops to form connective tissue, fat cells, muscles, blood vessels and bones. As […]
CONTINUE READINGDominica Chua, a counsellor from Parkway Cancer Centre, talks about how you can cope better when returning to work during or after cancer treatment. Whether you should return to work or stop work completely during treatment is a personal decision; there is no wrong or right answer. As each person responds differently to his or […]
CONTINUE READINGMore or less? Eating healthily after cancer Senior Dietitian Gerard Wong from Parkway Cancer Centre looks at what you should eat more or less of during and after cancer treatment. As cancer is a complex disease, be wary about claims of one type of food or fruit having the power to eradicate or prevent cancer […]
CONTINUE READINGDedicated to helping others Jeyanthi Anandan drives four hours to and from work every day just to be with the patients she cares for. Senior Staff Nurse Jeyanthi Anandan is so determined to do her job that she is willing to endure a four-hour commute each day. Jeyanthi, an ex-Malaysian, lives in Johor Bahru and […]
CONTINUE READINGParkway Cancer Centre’s Dr Lim ZiYi talks about how the use of genetically modified T-cells offers hope for the treatment of blood cancers and, in future, perhaps solid tumours as well. Cell therapy is a critical component of the fight against cancer in the future. In fact, it has already been shown to work with […]
CONTINUE READINGThere are many myths & misconceptions about blood cancer. Dr Lim ZiYi will debunk the 4 most common myths with facts in this article.
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