How a Sub-specialised Breast Pathologist Helps Patients in their Fight Against Breast Cancer

The role that pathologists play in diagnosing breast cancer is a crucial and emotional one. They are the ones who use their expertise to analyse tissue samples that have been excised from patients and determine if they have breast cancer. Professor Tan Puay Hoon shares with us on what her sub-specialisation in breast pathology brings […]
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What is Preventive Mastectomy and Who Should Consider It?

Does a family history of breast cancer put you at a higher risk of getting the disease? We speak with Dr Tan Yah Yuen, Senior Consultant and Breast Surgeon about preventive mastectomy for individuals with elevated risk of breast cancer. What is preventive mastectomy and can I remove a single breast? Preventive mastectomy (or risk-reducing […]
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4 Things You Need to Know About Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

Cancer in Singapore has been on the rise, with breast cancer being the most common cancer among women here. It accounted for 29.7% of total female cancer cases from 2016-2020, according to the Singapore Cancer Registry Annual Report 2020. Most patients with breast cancer will require surgery to remove the cancer cells. The good news […]
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