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| Dear Reader, |
Apr 2008 |
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'You've brought
living buds to life' |
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The letter that Dr Ang Peng Tiam, Medical Director of Parkway Cancer Centre (PCC), received was written simply, but it conveyed exactly and sincerely a patient's gratitude.
It came from the daughter-in-law of an elderly Vietnamese lady...
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| Lung cancer: An ultrasound diagnosis |
Lung cancer is the
most common cause of
cancer-related deaths in
Singapore.
About 28 per cent of all
cancer deaths in men and
16 per cent in women are
caused by lung cancer.
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| No.1 cancer in men: Lung cancer,
No.1 cause: SMOKING |
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I have a patient, Simon Woo, who comes to see me every month. Each time, he has this toothy grin.
"So doc, how am I doing?" he jokes, and then adds that I should be handing him a birth certificate. "Reborn, meh," he says cheerily, but sometimes I see the depth of emotions behind his hale and hearty laughter.
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Helping
the lost |
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Yana Portnyagina's name card describes her as a marketing executive
for Parkway Group Healthcare. You would think that would
mean she only has to talk to patients about their illnesses and what
the Parkway Cancer Centre can do for them.
But sometimes, Yana finds herself helping patients who are lost– literally.
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| A little fun
for little
patients |
Continuing its practice of taking care of patients beyond the wards, Parkway Cancer Centre
organised several outings and functions for patients and their family members recently. In
December, the staff took two Russian patients and their family members to the Night Safari,
after which they sampled authentic Russian dinner at Nadezhda Russian Restaurant.
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As part of the holistic approach towards cancer treatment, Parkway Cancer Centre provides counseling and resource information through CanHOPE. CanHOPE is a non-profit service from which patients and the general public can receive accurate cancer information, related screening services and treatments via a telephone hotline and through email. CanHOPE also conducts face-to-face counselling and patient support group meetings to provide emotional and psychosocial support to all patients and their families.
For further enquiries, please contact CanHOPE at:
Tel: (65) 6738 9333
Email: canhope@parkway.sg
www.CanHOPE.com.sg |
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