Some were tea ladies on their lunch break. Many were bankers and remisiers working in the financial district. Even a company director made an appearance.
Colorectal cancer, if detected early, means patients have a high chance of recovery and can live full lives. Yet for a common cancer which ranks as the highest of cancer incidences in Singapore, colorectal cancer does lead to death.
Both my husband and I are very impressed by the doctors and nurses at Parkway Cancer Centre.
We would like to give special thanks to Dr Ang Peng Tiam, who really impressed us as a doctor who cares about his patients. Both of us felt that Dr Ang put his patients first with his caring attitude.
It was a quiet balmy evening as I walked across the compound to visit my parents for a chit-chat. Dad sat next to me as we discussed the economic crisis. As we talked, I glanced at his nose and, to my horror, staring back at me was cancer.
In my shock, I exclaimed aloud: "Dad, you have cancer on your nose!"
When we speak about cancer in general, the most common cancer among people in Singapore is colorectal cancer – when the tally for men and women are combined.
Each year, about 1,400 new cases of colorectal cancer are diagnosed.
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:
