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Palliative medicine doctor Ramaswamy Akhileswaran just wants to 'add life to days' of terminally ill patients

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Radiation oncologist Dr Ramaswamy Akhileswaran, has devoted the last two decades to palliative care work not just in Singapore but also in countries like Indonesia and Myanmar.

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As a radiation oncologist and palliative medicine specialist, Dr Ramaswamy Akhileswaran knows death well.
Many battling advanced stages of cancer don't last long, he says.
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