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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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How Do I Know if Back Pain is Cancer?

Back pain is a familiar ailment for many, often leading to missed work or visits to the doctor. While typically not a cause for serious concern, it can be quite discomforting. However, in certain cases, persistent back pain may signal a deeper, more serious health issue.

28 August 2023

Malignant Fever – Discovering Cancer when a Patient has Fever (Part 2)

In patients with malignant fever, the onset of fever may sometimes precede other clinical manifestations and may be the first clue that patient has an underlying cancer. There is usually no specific fever pattern seen in patients with malignant fever.

28 August 2023

Malignant Fever – Discovering Cancer when a Patient has Fever (Part 1)

Many people would associate having a fever with infection. This is true most of the time. However, there are many situations where the body temperature is above normal and it is not due to infections. Some of these can be physiological causes (such as hot flashes), automimmune diseases, drugs, vaccinations, thyroid illnesses, blood clots etc.

28 August 2023

Hormone Positive Breast Cancer – What is Luminal B Breast Cancer?

There has been much publicity about using targeted therapy for cancer treatment. What is the first “targeted” therapy for breast cancer?

28 August 2023

Hormonal Therapy in Advanced Breast Cancer and Newer Agents to Overcome Resistance

Because resistance to hormonal therapies can happen in up to a quarter of cases, newer therapeutic strategies have been developed to attempt to overcome this. There are several oral medications such as palbociclib, ribociclib or everolimus which when combined with pre-existing hormonal therapies have improved disease outcomes.

28 August 2023