Hormone Therapy for Cancer
Hormones are produced by glands in the body which are normally essential for the growth and health of our body. The male hormones testosterone helps with development of the male … Read More
Cancer
Chemotherapy for Cancer
Cancer occurs when your cells keep dividing and forming more cells and can spread to other parts of the body. In other words, cancer cells are cells which have gone … Read More
Treatment Options for Primary Lung Cancer
Primary lung cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the lungs. It is the 2nd most common cancer in men in Malaysia before colorectal cancer 1st place and … Read More
Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia
The bone marrow normally makes blood stem cells that become mature blood cells such as red blood cells, white blood cells (also known as granulocytes) and platelets over time. These … Read More
Proton Therapy for Cancers
Proton Therapy (also known as Proton Beam Therapy) is a form of radiation therapy which destroys cancer cells using positively charged sub-atomic particles called protons. Proton beam focuses more energy … Read More
Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer is a relatively rare cancer which affects young and middle aged men. It accounts for around 1% of all cancers in men. It is more common is people … Read More
Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men. It is located below the bladder and produces fluid which mixes with sperm produced in the testicle … Read More
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer affects the ovaries (each about the size of an almond) on either side of the uterus. It is the 6th most common cancer in women. Although the cause … Read More
Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is cancer arising from the cervix just below the uterus. It usually starts as pre-cancerous carcinoma-in-situ which can be detected using a PAP smear (see below). The most … Read More
Diet Advice for patients undergoing cancer treatment: Loss of appetite
When you have cancer, you will have loss of appetite. You may not want to eat or do not feel like eating very much. It is a common problem that … Read More