Cancer another of life’s challenges to be met
KUCHING: A patchwork quilt-making session organised by the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS) drove home the point that challenges can be met, and even overcome. In a social media post the SCCS said the recent activity, participated by parents and children undergoing treatment for cancer, yielded surprising results. The most common initial reaction was hesitation […]
Once a Mom, Always a Mom!
Being a mother is no easy feat. There will always be the psychological and physiological aspect that tires a mother at the end of the day. But for the majority of mothers around the world, their children become the motivation to soldier on. The same goes for a 41-year-old mother of five sons, Des Wee. […]
Charity work good for the soul
“My health is getting better every day since I started doing charity work,” said Wan Huzaimi Wan Azami, who was told he may have cancer two years ago. According to the 38-year-old, after finding out that he was ill, his mother advised him to do charity work, open a madrasah and give alms. Since then, […]
Immunotherapy effective treatment for cancer
MELAKA: Previously immunotherapy had been effective in the treatment of skin cancer or melanoma, but today it is widely used to treat various types of cancers including lung and breast. According to Pantai Hospital Ayer Keroh oncologist Dr Abel Zachariah, immunotherapy is a new alternative treatment for cancer patients, apart from the conventional chemotherapy, which […]
Are Covid-19 vaccines safe for cancer patients?
By Muhammad Basir Roslan KUALA LUMPUR: With the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme in full swing now, more individuals are coming forward to register for the vaccination. As of June 5, almost 13 million individuals had registered for the Covid-19 vaccine shots, up from 9.89 million on May 6, according to the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access […]
Farit Ismeth Emir, the man with the golden voice dies
KUALA LUMPUR: Popular Radio Televisyen Malaysia newscaster in the 1980s and 1990s, Farit Ismeth Emir, succumbed to cancer at about 11 am today at the Assunta Hospital in Petaling Jaya. He was 66. Fellow newsreader Hazlinda Hamzah, who had worked with him for more than 13 years, remembers him as a friend who never said […]
A third chance at life
It was in 2011 that Stephanie Goh heard that a close friend of hers was diagnosed with breast cancer. That was when she came with the idea of going for a check-up herself. She added that at the time, her curiosity too, persuaded her to go for the test as she had felt a lump […]
