Cancer

The most meaningful thank-you note came from a patient’s saddened daughter

Although we cannot always change the outcome for our patients, we can make the journey easier, says the writer.

Why it’s sometimes better for a doctor to wait than act

Doctors sometimes decide to wait before taking a decisive decision because time may reveal something that another test today cannot, says the writer.

Chinese singer Liu Huan secretly battled bladder cancer before his death at 63

Chinese singer Liu Huan was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2012.

Branded Content

Stool tests, blood tests or colonoscopy: Which colorectal cancer screening method is right for you?

Colorectal cancer screening at Alpine Surgical Practice: How stool tests, blood tests and colonoscopy compare for different risk levels and ages.

CAR-T trial deaths do not deter lupus patients hoping for a cure

Brittan Kopittke, a Clinical Research Assistant in a lab researching treatments for lupus at the University of North Carolina, poses for a photograph in front of UNC Hospital, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US, November 4, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

Ex-US president Biden limits his memoir promotion with hint at health struggles

FILE Ñ Then President Joe Biden arrives for a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, July 3, 2024. Biden said Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, that his health would prevent him from making as many public appearances to promote his forthcoming memoir as he had hoped. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Minor Issues

What fatherhood looks like when you are dying of cancer

Stanford professor Bryant Lin, father of two boys, has written Sunshine, An Exploration Of Living When You Are Dying.

NUS launches professorship in breast cancer genomics, named after late patient

Mikael Hartman, the first Josephine Tan Professor in Breast Cancer Genomics, Department of Surgery, NUS Medicine, at his inaugural speech.

Pope Leo urges South America to bridge divides on Uruguay stop of 12-day tour

Pope Leo XIV arriving to officiate a mass in Paysandu, north-west Uruguay, on Nov 7 - the first stop of a 12-day tour that will also take him to Argentina and Peru.

Pope Leo on emotional South America tour weeks after cancer surgery

Despite undergoing an operation on Oct 13 to remove a cancerous tumour, doctors have given him the all-clear to travel.

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