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Dear Reader, Jan 2008
 
Hello, I'm your new... CanFRiEND

One had survived cancer and wanted to help other cancer patients. Another was so inspired by stories of changing people's lives, that she decided to befriend patients. And yet another wanted to use her counselling skills to comfort those struck down by the disease.

Together, they form a newly-launched network of volunteers known as CanFRiENDS.

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Training for the best

Dr Teo Cheng Peng's long list of patients keeps him busy throughout the year. So does the constant reading of medical journals on the latest discoveries and medical studies.

But the Senior Consultant Haematologist and ...

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When cancer struck twice

It was bad enough when Mr Barita found out he had lung cancer. But just as he and his wife, Jung Lie, thought it could not get worse, it did.

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Removing the obstacles

Removing of polyps (the major cause of large intestine cancer) can help prevent them from turning cancerous

Over the past few years, more patients have been diagnosed with cancer of the large intestine ...

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 Why We Help

 

CanFRiENDS' first volunteers tell why they signed up A LISTENING EAR
I have close relatives who came down with cancer, and I found that it's good for them to be informed. I have attended many health talks, and want to help them by lending a listening ear, and interacting with them and their family members. They need a support group to boost their morale.
Mrs Eunice Tan


AN INSPIRATIONS
I helped to write the handbook for CanFRiENDS. After reading much about cancer patients and what they go through, I decided to become a CanFRiEND myself, and bring a smile to someone's face. I hope to work with ...

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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