Author: Dr Wong Seng Weng

Cancers Don’t Take Holidays

As a member of the European Society for Medical Oncology, I attended the annual conference of the society held in Vienna in September this year. After the conference, I took the opportunity to have a short holiday in Prague and Budapest. Both Prague and Budapest are lovely cities, steep in European history and culture. I […]

Doc Talk: Thank you

Depressing. This is the commonest description given by others for my job nature as a cancer doctor. As an oncologist, I look after patients with cancer. The more fortunate amongst my patients are diagnosed with cancer when the disease is still in its early stages. Many are cured. Nonetheless, they had to go through the […]

Doc Talk: That antioxidant story

“One of the purported benefits of green tea is that of its antioxidant property possibly playing a role in the reduction of cancer risk,” I said in Mandarin, as the cameras rolled on. I tried to stay focused as curious onlookers peered through the wide glass windows of the temporary film studio. But alas, my […]

Causes and Signs of Cancer

The current understanding of what causes cancer is not complete and there is no single exact cause of cancer. Like many diseases, cancer develops gradually as a result of a combination of environmental, genetic and lifestyle factors. Tobacco Smoking tobacco, using smokeless tobacco, or being regularly exposed to second-hand smoke causes up to one-third of […]

What is Cancer

There are over 100 different types of cancer. Each is named by the type of cell that is initially affected. Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body. Cancer harms the body when mutated, or altered cells divide uncontrollably to form lumps […]