All about Cancer

[starlight1968sg]

What to expect after prostate cancer surgery

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/h ... er-surgery

[starlight1968sg]

ST launched a series of articles on cancer:

http://www.straitstimes.com/tags/fighting-cancer

[starlight1968sg]

Shock of cancer diagnosis despite regular checks

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/shock-of-cancer-diagnosis-despite-regular-checks
So health check or don't check ?

[jonathan27]

I guess it really depends… But there’s no hard and fast rule…

Best is less stress. Easy to say, hard to do…

[starlight1968sg]

Be active and keep cancer at bay

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/be-active-and-keep-cancer-at-bay

[sharonkhoo]

starlight1968sg:

Shock of cancer diagnosis despite regular checks

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/shock-of-cancer-diagnosis-despite-regular-checks
So health check or don't check ?

I try for a middle ground. I will do some basic blood checks (especially since they are free - provided as a staff benefit), and some of the \"women's\" checks (pap smear and mammogram), and the free FIT check (as I have a family history of these cancers). Other than that, I just try to live moderately healthily. I don't expect or want to live till 90 or beyond (would prefer not to, actually), so I will probably stop doing so many checks once my kids are grown and independent. Also, too many checks will probably result in too many false positives.

[starlight1968sg]

slmkhoo:

starlight1968sg:

Shock of cancer diagnosis despite regular checks

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/shock-of-cancer-diagnosis-despite-regular-checks
So health check or don't check ?

I try for a middle ground. I will do some basic blood checks (especially since they are free - provided as a staff benefit), and some of the \"women's\" checks (pap smear and mammogram), and the free FIT check (as I have a family history of these cancers). Other than that, I just try to live moderately healthily. I don't expect or want to live till 90 or beyond (would prefer not to, actually), so I will probably stop doing so many checks once my kids are grown and independent. Also, too many checks will probably result in too many false positives.

This disease is getting more common yet cures are still nowhere to be found.

[sharonkhoo]

starlight1968sg:

slmkhoo:

[quote=\"starlight1968sg\"]Shock of cancer diagnosis despite regular checks

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/shock-of-cancer-diagnosis-despite-regular-checks
So health check or don't check ?

I try for a middle ground. I will do some basic blood checks (especially since they are free - provided as a staff benefit), and some of the \"women's\" checks (pap smear and mammogram), and the free FIT check (as I have a family history of these cancers). Other than that, I just try to live moderately healthily. I don't expect or want to live till 90 or beyond (would prefer not to, actually), so I will probably stop doing so many checks once my kids are grown and independent. Also, too many checks will probably result in too many false positives.

This disease is getting more common yet cures are still nowhere to be found.[/quote]I believe that some diseases cannot be cured, especially when the person is already old. You fix one thing, and something else will give way. The human body is just not designed to last so long! For younger people, controlling infections and leading a healthy lifestyle can do quite a lot to help stay disease-free.

[zbear]

slmkhoo:

I believe that some diseases cannot be cured, especially when the person is already old. You fix one thing, and something else will give way. The human body is just not designed to last so long! For younger people, controlling infections and leading a healthy lifestyle can do quite a lot to help stay disease-free.

:goodpost:

I agree with you wholeheartedly based on personal experience.

[Summation]

Can anyone help? My brother have been diagnosed with a tumor in his pancreas. Half of the doctors say to remove another half say can wait and see if it grows bigger. But if we were to wait got chance to become cancer. So should we remove it?