Nail the Crux of the Infection Nail infections can be either caused by dermatophytes, yeast or moulds. Bear in mind that a nail fungal infection is contagious. Some medical conditions, such as psoriasis, diabetes or AIDS, and medications and treatments like chemotherapy, also lead to nail infections! Your lifestyle is also a big factor for [...]
Colon care Awareness matters By Maripet L. Poso Many probably didn’t know that March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month, or that colorectal cancer is one of the top cancers in Singapore. Unless you have it, or someone in the family has it, it’s easy to not care about colorectal cancer. But do you know you might [...]
Warriors need not be male and muscular.Some are quite small-sized, some are female. A soft-spoken and petite middle-aged homemaker confi ned to a wheelchair maybe an unlikely but no less fearsome warrior. Even at her lowest point, when cancer cells had penetrated her lungs and her bones had driven her to her bed, Madam Wong [...]
Overcoming breast cancer, Ann tells it all.-By Cheryl Koh Having led a healthy and active lifestyle, Ann Tan was devastated when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Away from her family in Malaysia, Ann admits her 2-year battle against cancer had been a tough and lonely one. However, after numerous chemotherapy and mastectomy [...]
Oncology (from the Ancient Greek onkos (ὄγκος), meaning bulk, mass, or tumor, and the suffix-logy (-λογία), meaning “study of”) is a branch of medicine that deals with tumors (cancer). A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. Oncology is concerned with: The diagnosis of any cancer in a person Therapy (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other modalities) Follow-up of cancer patients after [...]
