December 25, 2018This method of analysing tumours for their genetic and molecular characteristics can help narrow down the choice of drugs to the ones with the best chance of succeeding.
November 30, 2018Being Cinderella or firefighter for a day. Thanks to Make-A-Wish foundation, children diagnosed with a critical illness can realise their dreams.
November 20, 2018A nose cancer survivor who remembers how tough it was during his cancer treatment, sets up a support group with his wife to help their fellow survivors and caregivers.
November 16, 2018A pilot patient navigation programme for breast cancer aims to remove barriers to treatment and improve the survival rate of patients.
November 7, 2018There is a constant battle between industries that produce items that increase our risk for non-communicable diseases, and public health advocates.
November 6, 2018Movember 2018, this year's moustache-growing competition, is in full swing – all in the name of raising awareness of prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide rates among men.
October 19, 2018Navi Indran Pillai has breast cancer for a second time, but the 28-year-old from Shah Alam is fighting back by sharing her battle and triumphs on social media, in hopes of inspiring other women dealing with the disease.
October 9, 2018The writer Guy Reynolds documented on Instagram his days during doctor visits (in Dallas and Houston), in waiting rooms, labs, infusion clinic and radiology. A few times, he asked others to make a snap.
September 30, 2018'Catastrophe' star Rob Delaney published an emotional essay on the pain of watching his late son battle cancer, in the hopes that his words would help other parents of sick children.
September 22, 2018This popular yellow root spice, commonly used in South Asian cuisine, has been associated with positive effects in a number of diseases.
September 12, 2018The four-time Grammy winner, who will turn 70 on Sept 26, told Australian news programme 'Sunday Night' doctors found a tumour in her lower back in 2017.
September 2, 2018Why is cancer so rare in elephants? It is probably thanks to their ‘zombie gene’, which is triggered during cell stress to make abnormal cells kill themselves.
August 26, 2018An orthopaedic oncology surgeon specialises in treating both cancerous and non-cancerous bone tumours by removing the tumour and reconstructing the missing bone and soft tissue.
July 27, 2018Good caregiver support is crucial to the physical and emotional well-being of people with cancer.Caregivers play a wide-range of roles, depending on the needs of the patient during and after treatment.
July 4, 2018Cancer survivor Aliza Zienaida Yussoff preferred not to know too much about her disease, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and just trusted in her doctor and stayed positive.
