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Feb 2008 |
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Keeping
the dream
of life |
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Recently, I saw a young lady, 35, for the
problem of lymphoma, a cancer of the
lymph nodes.
She is the mother of a young son.
Her husband showed us photos on
his handphone. A very cute and
handsome boy – I saw of pictures
of him when he was
only a baby and more recent
ones of him at about
12 months.
She is the mother of a young son.
Her husband...
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A real heart for the job |
One of the biggest compliments that
CanHOPE counsellor Miss Dang
Khanh Chi has received was being
mistaken for a patient's relative.
She had been assigned to accompany
a patient who had come from
Vietnam to Singapore for treatment
of gastric cancer, and had spent many
days with the patient interpreting for
her and guiding her around.
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Are
there miracle
cures? |
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Just this week, a young Indonesian Chinese
came and told me that she has decided to
discontinue treatment because she went for
faith-healing and she believed that she has
been cured.
I have seen this a few times. Some are
religious, others are conned by false practitioners.
I once met a lady with advanced stage
ovarian ...
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Homing in on cancer
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Vietnamese An Dung Truong, 44, did not expect his loud snoring to be a symptom of nasal cancer.
The famous restauranteur in Ho Chi Minh City had only visited a ear nose throat (ENT) specialist after repeated urging by his wife. But a computed tomography later, a tumour was found behind his nasal cavity.
Shocked and eager for good medical care, Mr. Truong immediately packed his bags for Singapore.
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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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