Patients with late stage prostate cancer now have a myriad of treatment options. Associate Professor Edmund Chiong explained that hormonal therapy can be performed to reduce testosterone count of patients, circumventing prostate cancer growth.

Lung cancer has been known to affect long-term smokers. However, doctors have recently seen a rise in middle-aged non-smokers diagnosed with lung cancer. Associate Professor John Tam suggested that air pollution may have been a contributing factor based on clinical studies.

Chronic conditions such as diabetes have become increasingly prevalent primarily due to medical advancements and lifestyle changes over the years. Dr Yew Tong Wei explained that it is important for patients to take charge of their conditions.

A research team led by National University Health System (NUHS) and Duke-NUS Medical School has used genomic technologies to better understand intestinal metaplasia (IM), a known risk factor for gastric (stomach) cancer. Patients with IM are six times more likely to develop stomach cancer than those without.

The use of e-cigarettes is becoming increasingly popular among youth as an alternative to traditional cigarettes. Dr See Kay Choong explained how e-cigarettes could cause more harm than traditional cigarettes.