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Eric Chee had his stomach removed because of cancer. Singapore's favourite pastime is now an exercise in discipline for him. - The Straits Times

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Liver lifeline Bayer Schering Pharma's oral anti-cancer drug sorafenib has been approved in Malaysia for the treatment of liver cancer.			Play it safe, get screened Screening tests can help save you from killer diseases such as cancer, coronary heart disease and pneumonia.

	Seeing again The young boy was afraid he was going blind, and dying from a mysterious illness that took 7kg off his 46kg frame.		When liver cancer kills The problem - in the case of liver cancer - is that the tumour often grows unnoticed in the liver until it is fairly large.

Cryosurgery was her only hope Madam Chin's problems started with a fingernail-size tumour in her cheek 36 years ago.			Freeze-and-cut way to remove bone tumours Cryosurgery gives new hope to bone cancer patients and cuts recurrence rate.

	Winning a painful battle Former pastor David Ong had cancer of the plasma cell which is incurable. He tells his story on how close he was to giving up.		Silent killer It is what could have killed HK comedian Lydia Sum, and it is the fourth most common cancer among men in S'pore.

	Banking on kids' cord blood Call it biological insurance - about 24,000 parents now keeping their newborn?s cord blood to treat future illnesses.	More people here getting cancer - and dying of it About 9,000 people in Singapore are told each year that they have the disease, with colon or colorectal cancer the most common.

Backache that turned out to be cancer Just 26, Ng Yi Hong is down to his last hope for a cure: An unrelated bone marrow transplant.			When the big C strikes Being diagnosed with cancer brings tears and fear but one has to get over it. A doctor prepares a guide on what to do.

	Some cancers up divorce risk These include cancers of the testicles and cervix.	Knee arthritis may be sign of early lung cancer You smoke and you have unexplained athritis in just one knee? A chest x-ray may be in order.

Cancer risk from CT angiography radiation varies The risk varies widely depending on the age and gender of the patient and type of scan that is used.		Many cancer survivors go back to work as usual Cancer patients have reason to remain optimistic about the future.

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