Patients with advanced cancer and their families frequently worry about having unrelenting pain. Many fear that cancer pain will become unbearable, especially during the last days of life. It may...
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...
At OncoCare Cancer Centre, Singapore, we see many patients with their families who come to provide support for the patient and often are involved in the discussion of care for...
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...
In patients with malignant fever, the onset of fever may sometimes precede other clinical manifestations and may be the first clue that patient has an underlying cancer. There is usually...
Many people would associate having a fever with infection. This is true most of the time. However, there are many situations where the body temperature is above normal and it...
