Colorectal cancer is becoming more common in developed countries around the world, including Singapore. This is partly due to the increased risk factors that come with a more affluent lifestyle, such as obesity, diabetes, and alcohol consumption.

Many cancer patients can relate to the distress of awaiting the results of a cancer scan. It can be overwhelming to think that a simple imaging test holds the key to either a normal future or a life that is changed by cancer.

Tinos Sim is a stage 2 lung cancer patient. He is 44 years old, single, and an only child who lives with his parents. He spoke with Three Points Cancer Coach on 3 June 2022 to share his story.

Find out how you can take control of the situation for a better outcome and feel more confident about yourself after breast surgery.

I was terrified when I received a confirmed cancer diagnosis for Stage 2B breast cancer in 2011. Nothing had prepared me for this.

No one ever looks forward to cancer treatments and procedures. Even if you’re the most optimistic person in the world, the thought of medical treatments that might save your life can be pretty daunting.

When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, their life will never be the same again. Neither will yours. Very little in our education or job training teaches us how to help a family member or someone else important in our lives when they are going through cancer.

Being a cancer caregiver is not something we plan to do. It is a role thrust upon us by life, usually without any warning, often without any preparation.

Being diagnosed with cancer can be a scary experience for both the patient and their caregivers.