Coping with nose cancer: MP Baey Yam Keng lost weight, had to remove teeth

When MP Baey Yam Keng found out he did not need to undergo chemotherapy for stage one nose cancer, he was relieved. ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
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SINGAPORE - A regular eye check for glaucoma last year led Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng to discover that he had nose cancer.

Mr Baey, who is also Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport, was found to have a small area of limited vision in his right eye and was later referred to a ear, nose and throat specialist.

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