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Dear Reader, |
Dec 2007 |
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A year of caring,
a year of healing |
Parkway Cancer Centre
celebrated its first
anniversary in November.
Medical Director Ang Peng
Tiam shares his vision for
the centre, dedicated to
delivering the best cancer
care in Asia.
How is PCC different
from the cancer care
provided for by other
private care doctors? Are
there other such centres
in Singapore or other
parts of the world?
Read more >>
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Snuff out lung cancer Stop lighting up
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Lung cancer affects the respiratory organs and is one of the most aggressive cancers today, with more people being affected every year. And the major cause is smoking.
This cancer first appears as abnormal
tissues in the lungs. If not caught at this
stage, it can spread to other body organs
– heart, brain, bones and others.
Read more >>
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Music: A balm
for the soul |
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Pamela Fisher's journey to music therapy
began at a club one night, where she was
working part-time as a singer in a band. As
she was performing on stage...
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'It's okay to cry' |
Crying helps release
tension, says CanHOPE
Counsellor Dianah
Awaludin, who believes in
helping patients holistically.
Helping cancer patients is not just about
giving them medical advice, as Dianah
Awaludin, a CanHOPE counsellor at Parkway
Cancer Centre, found out..
For example, she will never forget the
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'I didn’t want to
lose my voice' |
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IT started when there was something stuck
in my throat. Or so, I thought. I had this feeling for a few days, that something was in there, and it caught as I was swallowing.
I went to see doctors – they scanned
it and told me that there was nothing
wrong.
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New
life,
new
blood |
She beat breast cancer
only to see the disease
return in a different form.
But Madam Wong Mei
Moy was to beat it again,
by changing her blood with
the help of her sister Madam Wong Mei Moy now shares a special
bond with her sister – her very own
...
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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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