What is invasive lobular cancer (ILC)? ​Invasive lobular breast cancer (also called Infiltrating lobular breast  carcinoma) is a subtype of breast cancer which arises from the milk-producing lobules which connect to...

Lung cancer can occur in non-smokers. The population trend in lung cancer is changing and this is increasingly recognized worldwide.   In Asia, up to a third of lung cancer patients...

As part of the digestive tract, the large intestine consists of the caecum (or cecum), ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon and the rectum. Colorectal cancer refers to...

What is the most common brain tumour in adults? It is actually metastatic brain tumour; estimated to be about 200,000 cases in the United States annually. The term for cancer...

Ms Angelina Jolie has spoken about her decision to have preventive surgery for ovary cancer in Mar 2015 in the New York Times. She is known to carry a hereditary...

Back pain is a familiar ailment for many, often leading to missed work or visits to the doctor. While typically not a cause for serious concern, it can be quite...

There has been much publicity about using targeted therapy for cancer treatment. What is the first “targeted” therapy for breast cancer?

Because resistance to hormonal therapies can happen in up to a quarter of cases, newer therapeutic strategies have been developed to attempt to overcome this. There are several oral medications...