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| Dear Reader, |
May 2008 |
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| Help
your
doc
control
cancer |
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It first started with experiencing occasional
tightness in my chest which was accompanied
by breathing difficulties.
I began to worry so I started visiting the
state hospital in United Arab Emirates and
consulted several doctors but they were unable to help me diagnose my illness.
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| 'We care' in many
languages |
It feels like home for every Parkway Cancer
Centre (PCC) cancer patient with the
holistic support the centre provides.
Mr Edmund Kwok, divisional vicepresident
from the oncology department,
said: "We care for our patients and besides
providing them with the best doctors, we
want to offer them the other important elements
of care."
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Making the Arab link |
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Many patients from overseas, on arriving in
Singapore for their treatment, often expect
to face several challenges associated with
coming to a new country with a language
and culture they are not familiar with.
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Healing
touch
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It took the scent and soothing properties
of sandalwood to help Sakeena, a nurse
counsellor at CanHOPE, and one patient
connect.
While other counsellors often find that
they need to reach out to distraught patients
with patient words and kind actions,
Sakeena found that it was the fragrance of
sandalwood that did the trick.
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| Patient
support
groups |
Support groups organise programmes
that bring together individuals and aim
to promote self-awareness, provide
accurate and timely information, help
in the discovery of problem-solving
strategies and foster mutual support
among group members.
CanFRiENDS
This programme aims to have
volunteers and friends impacting the
lives of those with cancer through
encouragement, support, caring and
sharing.
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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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