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Cancer Care Information for Patients & Caregivers in Singapore

Explore articles on cancer care, including diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care in Singapore. These resources provide general information to help patients and caregivers better understand their journey and support discussions with their healthcare team.

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Coping With the Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Cancer is one of the most feared diseases in the world. Treating cancer is difficult and more challenging because it’s not a single disease, but rather a group of diseases. In total, there are more than 100 different types of cancers. Cancers have many known and unknown causes, so no one strategy can prevent them. Different cancers may need different treatment modalities and more often than not, will require a combination regimen to achieve good cancer outcomes. Treating cancer is further complicated by individual patient and tumor factors. Each patient has different physiological responses to treatment, for example, metabolism of drugs and individual sets of beliefs and cultural differences. Every patients’ tumor may also respond differently to the same drugs owing to the differences in tumor biology and heterogeneity. This is further complicated as tumors are known to change/mutate after each treatment exposure.
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Cancer Treatment: What Does Cancer Remission Mean?
Many may be familiar with the term cancer remission. But what does it really mean? Simply put, being in remission is when cancer cells can no longer be detected in the body and there are no symptoms present. Cancer remission is a period of time during which cancerous cells are reduced to such low levels that they no longer cause symptoms or require treatment. In some cases, remission may last for years or even decades.
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Does Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) Cause Stomach Cancer?
You may have heard of Helicobacter pylori, or H. pylori before but you may not know exactly what they are. H. pylori is a type of bacteria that can reside in your stomach and sometimes lead to an infection. While most people with H. pylori experience no symptoms, it can lead to stomach ulcers or even stomach (gastric) cancer in some. Here’s what you need to know about the link between H. pylori and stomach cancer risk.
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101 To Surviving Middle to Advanced Stage Cancer
How does one survive middle to advanced stage cancer? If that thought has ever occured to you, we’re here to help. Whether you're awaiting a prognosis, have recently been diagnosed with middle to advanced stage cancer or are going through cancer treatment, let's take a look at ways to handle your journey. Let's be honest no one is ever mentally prepared for such a diagnosis and that's where we will begin.
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How to Prevent Colon Cancer, and When to Get a Colonoscopy
Through the media, we have heard about the number one cancer in Singapore – colorectal cancer, which refers to the cancer of the colon or rectum. Due to the high prevalence of this disease, we may know of someone or heard of someone diagnosed with colorectal cancer. According to data from the Ministry of Health in Singapore, colon cancer is the most common cancer in males and the second most common in females.
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Can you prevent hair loss while on chemotherapy for cancer treatment?
Hair loss is one of the common side effects of chemotherapy and depending on the type of treatment, patient may lose hair in scalp, eyebrow, eyelashes, arms, legs and pubic hairs. This side effect can be emotionally challenging which can also affect oneself image and quality of life.
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