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Health Matters: Colon Cancer

Health Matters

Colon cancer is the most common cancer in Singapore. Although we have a national programme for screening, what is holding people back from getting themselves tested?

 

Guest:  Dr Choo Bok Ai, Senior Consultant in Radiation Oncology, Icon Cancer Centre 

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Health Matters - S1E25: Colon cancer; the top cancer in Singapore among men and women

Actress Kirstie Alley died following a recent diagnosis with colon cancer; here’s everything you need to know about early detection and the signs to look out for.  Guest: Dr Bernard Lim, Senior Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital

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Health Matters - S1E24: COVID-19 updates: antiviral usage

If your elderly loved one got COVID-19, they might be prescribed antivirals, especially if they had other health issues. Is there more evidence that these could be beneficial on a community level? Guest: Dr Asok Kurup, Infectious Disease Physician, Mount Elizabeth Hospital

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Health Matters - S1E23: COVID-19 vaccines for young children

Did you know that your young ones (6 months - 4 years) getting the COVID vaccine may experience less severe side-effects? It might be due to the lower dose, but that doesn’t mean they’re less protected against COVID or a complication known as multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). Guest: Associate Professor Chong Chia Yin, Senior Consultant, Infectious Disease Service, Department of Paediatrics, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

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Health Matters - S1E22: Weight-loss drugs for diabetes management

Imagine peeing out your calories. This is happening for some diabetic patients here taking new generations of weight-loss medications. But is it safe to have this as part of your long-term diabetes management programme? Guest: Dr Ben Ng, Endocrinologist, Arden Endocrinology Specialist Clinic   

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Health Matters - S1E21: Why get LASIK if there’s a risk of dry eyes?

Are people still doing LASIK and is it the best way to deal with our Myopia epidemic? Plus, besides eye drops, are there newer options to help you deal with Dry Eyes, which can emerge after LASIK? Guest: Dr Cheryl Lee, Eye Surgeon and Ophthalmologist, The EyeClinic

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