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Insomnia, sleep problems common in cancer patients
More than half of cancer patients may suffer insomnia during treatment. - Reuters
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A man's struggle with breast cancer
The book, Saving Jack, is a first-person account of a man's encounters with breast cancer. Read the review here. -Asiaone
Shipwreck survivor dies of cancer
Following 1992 cruise ship tragedy, he had cut back on work to devote time to family. -ST
Cancer-stricken dad dies on daughter's birthday
SIA chief steward had lived on with throat cancer for two years, beating doctors' prognosis. -AsiaOne
Hi-tech "Trojan horse" can kill cancer cells: researchers
Technology could eventually allow cancer sufferers to receive treatment as outpatients, rather than being hospitalised. -AFP
The mouse who became a lion in counselling
Mr Yeo was the founder of Singapore's first counselling centre, his passion for helping others raised the profession's profile. -ST
Counsellor to cancer survivors
Gilbert Fan gets deep satisfaction easing them back to work. -ST
Chow time
Dietary recommendations before, during and after cancer treatment. -The Star/ANN
Encouraged to eat ...
Experts say people with cancer are better off with a well-balanced diet and plenty of physical activity. -The Star/ANN
Treating cancer pain effectively
Morphine is the most misunderstood, underappreciated and underprescribed drug in the medical pharmacopoeia. -The Star/ANN
Are you at risk of cancer?
Check out the risk factors and other tell-tale signs of whether you are at risk here. -The Star/ANN
Never too old to live
Do doctors have the right to deny patients information simply because they're old? -ST
Stool test shows promise in detecting many cancers
Detectable cancers include stomach, pancreatic, bile duct and esophageal cancer. -Reuters
Case of the missing fingerprints
Cancer patient stopped at United States Customs as drug had caused his fingerprints to disappear.
Cells 'seek and destroy' cancer
Genetically engineered stem cells from bone marrow showed promise as a potential new way to deliver a cancer-killing protein to tumours. -Reuters
Formaldehyde raises risk of deadly cancers: study
Industrial workers who are exposed to the chemical may have a significantly higher risk of dying from blood and lymphatic cancers. -Reuters
Acupuncture eases a side effect of radiation
Radiation therapy for cancer in the head and neck region results in excessive dryness of the mouth. -Reuters
Lung cancer
Find out what the many types of lung cancer are and how they are treated.
He counted his blessings
Iain Ewing was astonished when told that he had lung cancer - and then he reflected deeply.
 
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