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ContentsFoodnotes 27NewsRoom 4New Docs on the Block | Medical Clinics’ Relocation |Raffles Your Trusted Partner | Women’s Wellness RedefinedSupplements 28Ask a Raffles Doc 29Promotions 30FeaturesCancer and You 7 Operation Cancer 18Cancer is a growing health issue, affecting one in three people Be informed about how surgery could be your best weapontoday. Read on to know the symptoms that you just shouldn’t against cancer.ignore.Are you linked to Mr Kan (-Sir)? 9Thanks to medical advancements, we can now check if wepossess genes that increase our risk to cancer. Let our expertstell you how.Don’t Push the Button 12Read on for helpful advice from our panel of experts on waysthat you can avoid the trigger factors.UpClose 16Mdm Alice Koh, a Patient Service Officer at Raffles CancerCentre shares how she delights patients with more than just apleasant smile.Understanding and Copingwith Cancer 22We give you ideas on how to go about caring and supporting aloved one through the battle against cancer.Silence Cancer, Speak Up 24Been there and done that. Here’s what some cancer survivorshave to say about their victorious battle.Herbal’s Measures for Cancer’sPressures 26Learn how Chinese herbs can help to reduce the side effects ofchemotherapy.DIRECTORYwww.rafflesmedicalgroup.comCorporate Accounts Enquiries 6311 1333Fax No. 6311 2383www.rafflesmedical.comGeneral Enquiries 6311 2222Fax No. 6311 2392• Anchorpoint 6479 3818• Ang Mo Kio 6453 2288• Anson Centre 6225 2188• Asia Square 6636 0160• Bedok North 6441 1736• Bishan 6456 7122• Capital Tower 6323 5212• Causeway Point* 6894 0777• Centrepoint* 6733 8775• Changi Business Park 6781 7337• Changi City Point 6636 1251• Clementi* 6872 9043• Compass Point* 6881 7337• Harbour Front 6273 3078• Hougang Central 6386 7896• Jurong East 6899 6688• I12 Katong 6636 3730• Lot 1 Shoppers’ Mall 6765 3363• Loyang Point 6585 3333• Mapletree Business City 6570 6970• Marina Square 6339 6644• Millenia Walk 6337 6000• Nex 6634 2585• Ngee Ann City* 6734 7355• Northpoint 6755 0049• One Marina Boulevard 6225 2776• One Raffles Place* 6535 2222• Raffles Airport Medical CentrePasssenger Terminal 2* 6543 1118Passsenger Terminal 3* 6241 8818Airport Transit 1 6543 1113Airport Transit 2 6543 1118Changi Cargo Complex 6543 1038• Raffles City 6339 6911• Raffles Medical@Raffles Hospital* 6311 2233• Robinson Point 6223 1188• Science Park I 6776 7155• Sembawang Way 6853 7703• Siglap Centre 6442 0488• Sixth Avenue 6462 3426• Tampines 1* 6260 5116• TechPlace II 6556 2318• Toa Payoh Central 6254 7667* Clinics near / with X-ray facilitiesRaffles Medical Hong KongCentral Li Dong (852) 3168 2102Taikoo Place (852) 2525 1730Hong Kong International Airport (852) 2261 2626Raffles Medical ShanghaiInnov Tower (86) 21 6197 2300www.raffleshospital.comGeneral Enquiries 6311 1111Call Centre Fax No. 6311 213624 Hour Emergency 6311 1555Admissions / Business Office 6311 1888Raffles International Patients Centre 6311 1666International Patients Centre Fax No. 6311 233324 Hour Appointments Hotline 6311 1222Fax No. 6311 2136Emailspecialist@raffleshospital.comRaffles AestheticsRaffles Cancer CentreRaffles Children’s CentreRaffles Chinese MedicineRaffles Counselling CentreRaffles DentalRaffles Dialysis CentreRaffles ENT CentreRaffles Executive Medical CentreRaffles Eye CentreRaffles Fertility CentreRaffles HealthScreenersRaffles Heart CentreRaffles Internal Medicine CentreRaffles Japanese ClinicRaffles NeuroScience CentreRaffles Orthopaedic CentreRaffles Pain Management CentreRaffles Skin CentreRaffles Surgery CentreRaffles UroRenal CentreRaffles Women’s CentrePhysiotherapy CentreRadiologyRegional Representative OfficeRaffles International Office Jakarta 62 21 5785 3979Liaison Centres OfficesSolo 62 271 3020033Dhaka 88 0 2 8834976Phnom Penh 855 17 978 999Ho Chi Minh City 84 8 2220 2088Hanoi 84 4 2215 354484 4 3715 3826Vinh 84 38 3550 368Myanmar 95 1 299 944Editorial: Dr Prem Kumar Nair, Magdalene Lee,Joanna Lee, Edmond Loh &Jacquelyn TanCreative: Edd Chua, Jenny Cheok &Ho Yeong ShingThe information contained in this publicationshould not be regarded as a substitute for detailedmedical advice in individual cases.All rights reserved. No part of this publicationmay be reproduced in any form or by any meanswithout the written permission of the publisher.Please address all correspondence toThe Editor, Raffles HealthNews,Fax no. 6311 2378Email: healthnews@rafflesmedical.comRaffles HealthNews is published byRaffles Medical Group Ltd585 North Bridge Road, Raffles Hospital#11-00, Singapore 188770www.rafflesmedicalgroup.comPrinted by Xpoprint (Asia) Pte LtdMay 12