'Life gets sweeter after beating cancer': Survivors share their recovery journeys

Ms Pratibha Rai and Mr Darren Tan were diagnosed with cancer in their 20s - and beat it. PHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI, COURTESY OF DARREN TAN
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SINGAPORE - To mark World National Cancer Survivors Day on the first Sunday in June - or June 5 this year - The Straits Times speaks to two people who were diagnosed with cancer in their 20s - and beat it.

The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) last Saturday held its annual event, CanSurvive, to honour cancer survivors and encourage them to stay resilient in their fight against cancer.

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