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Medical Doctor
Neuroscientist
Charity Fundraiser
Race Against Cancer's Supporter
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"I told myself, it's perfectly okay to have cancer. I will be a stronger person, a better doctor, because I have crossed the bridge. When I help my patients, I can tell them I've been there before."
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Dr William Tan was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in April 2009 and is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment. The side-effects of the treatment did not deter him from taking part in the Race. The Society is touched by his ardent support towards our cause even in the midst of his difficult battle with cancer.
He has undertaken to wheel for 1 km. "I'll do my best in this race against cancer and if I feel tired, I'll just slow down but not give up. The fight against cancer has to continue. I encourage everyone to support this race as our efforts could help raise the needed funds for the many cancer patients who require the treatment but unable to afford due to its high costs," said Dr Tan.
It is the Society's hope that with his participation, cancer patients and survivors will be encouraged by his strength and fighting spirit.
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Actress
Breast and Kidney Cancer Survivor
Race Against Cancer's Volunteer Emcee
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"There's no point keeping your cancer a secret. Accept it, then learn to live with it. Don't let it overcome you."
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In Oct 2005, Chieng Mun was stunned when she was diagnosed with breast cancer and kidney cancer at the same time. During a routine monthly self-examination in late 2005, Chieng Mun found a lump in her right breast. A mammogram confirmed that there was a 2.3cm tumour. She did a CT scan on all her organs to check if the cancer has spread, and a tumour was found in her kidney. "It was a giant shock! I didn't have any blood in the uring nor pain in the lower back, nothing!" said Chieng Mun.
Her oncologist told her that breast cancer saved her life because the tumour in her kidney was a fast-growing but "silent one". Chieng Mun's brother, a gynaecologist who specializes in cervical cancer, told her to get it out immediately. She started on six weeks of daily radiation and chemotherapy after the operation.
"I've discovered my cancer so quickly, because I had a good understanding of breast cancer from the publicity campaign that I did. I didn't muck around, I went straight to the breast cancer specialist."
Her catholic faith and her family support had helped her in her cancer journey. She had also made changes to her lifestyle. She chooses foods that are more alkaline, keeps healthy by getting lots of rest and exercise. Her priority is spending time with her family.
Chieng Mun had this to share with cancer patients: "You have to love yourself and do all you can to help yourself get well because no one else can do it better than YOU. Trust your doctors - they are doing their best for you. Trust in God - He will hold your hand in your walk with cancer."
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On SCS Welfare Aid Programme
Since 2003
Age: 11 years old
Condition: Leukemia
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Join me and my family members at the run!
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11-year-old Alagan S/O Jayagopi looks like any other boy of his own age. Unknown to strangers, Alagan comes from a cancer-stricken family fraught with financial and emotional difficulties. Alagan was diagnosed with leukemia at the tender age of five. Although his condition is now stable, he requires life-long medical attention.
His diabetic widowed mother works as a cleaner, bringing in a meagre salary which could barely cover the family’s daily expenses. In order to supplement the household income, Alagan’s 20-year-old sister works as a food-packer on rotating shifts so that she could look after her brother and her 14-year-old sister during the day. Since 2003, the Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) has been helping the family with financial assistance and providing milk supplements for Alagan under the Society’s Welfare Aid programme. Coping with cancer has worsened the financial plight of needy families, like Alagan’s. Now you can play a part too.
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On SCS Cancer Treatment Fund
In 2008
Age: 46 years old
Condition: Colorectal Cancer
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The usual trip to the clinic to treat a simple stomach bloatedness and pain turned out to be something more sinister for taxi driver - Mr Tok Soon Meng, aged 46. The sole breadwinner with two young children found that he had 3rd stage colon cancer after the GP packed him off to the hospital.
It was fortunate that only 1 lymph node out of 14 was affected. After his surgery, he stopped work. His immediate concern was his treatment costs. He needed 8 cycles of chemotherapy, and each cycle set him back about $3,000.
His treatment was subsidised by the SCS under the Cancer Treatment Fund. After a 10-month break, Mr Tok went back to work last December.
Now you can play a part too, to help patients like Mr Tok on the road to full recovery.
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