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1991
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White paper was introduced in Parliament to set up the National Cancer Centre |
1992
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The Review Committee on National Health Policies recommended the establishment of a National Cancer Centre (NCC) in Singapore |
1993
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Set up as a unit of the Singapore General Hospital |
1996
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Professor Soo Khee Chee, Director of NCCS, was awarded the SGH Outstanding Teachers’ Award for Surgical and Related Specialties including Anaesthesia |
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Construction of the NCCS building started after a ground-breaking ceremony graced by Minister of Health, BG (NS) George Yeo |
1997
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NCCS became a strategic business unit of SGH |
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NCCS was conferred status of a national specialist centre with its own Board of Directors |
1998
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NCCS was incorporated as a subsidiary of the Health Corporation of Singapore |
1999
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1st Staff Recognition Award held to recognise employees' dedicated service in the centre. |
| Feb |
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Handover of NCCS building |
| May |
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Staff from the Oncology Centre and Therapeutic Radiology of SGH moved to NCCS which commenced operations with 2 clinical departments and 3 research divisions. |
| Jul |
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Visit by Health Minister, Mr Lim Hng Kiang |
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Department of Surgical Oncology established |
| Aug |
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Department of Palliative Medicine established |
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Visit by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Tony Tan |
| Sep |
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Cancer Helpline launched by Mr Chan Soo Sen, Parlimentary Secretary (Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Health) |
| Nov |
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Visit by Hong Kong actor Andy Lau |
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NCCS received a donation from Goh Foundation to build the NCCS building |
| Dec |
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1st Strategic Planning Retreat held |
2000
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NCCS became part of Singapore Health Services (SHS) |
| Jan |
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Mammography Suite was established |
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NCCS opened its operations |
| Jun |
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Collaborative biomedical research studies was established between NCCS and Defence Medical Research Institute through a MOU |
2001
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Professor Soo Khee Chee, Director of NCCS, was awarded the SGH Best Teacher (Undergraduate) Award 2001 |
| Jan |
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Department of Psychosocial Oncology was established |
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Risk Evaluation and Prevention (REAP) Clinic was established for high-risk cancer group |
2002
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Cryopreservation Laboratory was established |
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NCCS C.A.R.E Excellence Award was launched to motivate, recognise and reward staff for their effort in providing excellent services |
2003
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NCCS played an active role in a national crisis management of SARS |
| Mar |
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The programme "Pain as the 5th Vital Sign" was introduced by Department of Palliative Medicine with SGH to doctors in NCCS, SGH and NHC |
| Aug |
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Professor Soo Khee Chee, Director of NCCS, was awarded the National Day Award - Public Administration Medal (Gold) |
2004
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NCCS pioneered a new technique, Photodynamic Diagnosis and Treatment (PDT) that uses fluorescence diagnosis and drug-induced light therapy to diagnose and treat cancer |
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NCCS also pioneered a research project with Children's Cancer Foundation and KK Women's and Children's Hospital on a childhood cancer, rhabdomysarcoma; a fast growing malignant tumour that affects children |
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Patient Education Unit was started by Department of Psychosocial Oncology to develop programmes to help cancer patients and their families cope with the disease. |
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"Living Your Best Initiatives", a hospital-wide patient support programme was launched |
| Mar |
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NCCS signed a MOU with Nanyang Technological University to build platforms that would use emerging technologies in biomedical engineering and the life sciences to address medically relevant biological questions |
| Apr |
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NCCS developed graduate and post-graduate programmes in teaching and research for professional staff in a MOU with the University College of London |
| Jun |
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CancerVive, an event held to honour and celebrate the verve and fighting spirit of all cancer survivors, their families and friends, health professionals and benefactors. |
| Jul |
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Fund raising Movie Marathon with Golden Village was held to raise funds for cancer research |
| Sep |
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NCCS honoured the "Four Pillars" who set the roadmap for the Centre, namely, Dr Kwa Soon Bee, Mr Goh Cheng Liang, Dr Charles Toh and Dr Yeo Ning Hong at a dinner They received awards from the GOH, President S.R. Nathan. |
| Oct |
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Introduced Singapore's first linear accelerator with Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and Respiratory Gating capabilities to improve tumour coverage and decrease the side effects of treatment |
| Nov |
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Launch of the first Lung Cancer Awareness Month |
2005
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NCCS started “The Revival Connection” initiative, a self-help support group mooted by patients and survivors with cancer recurrences |
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NCCS, amongst the nine Asian National Cancer Centres, signed a landmark agreement to collectively embark on cancer prevention advocacy, cancer research, training as well as collaboration with World Health Organisation and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). |
| Aug |
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Goh Foundation pledged a sum of money to NCCS in memory of the former President Wee Kim Wee to start the Laboratory of Surgical Oncology. |
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Visit by delegation from Ministry of Health, Malaysia |
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NCCS received funding from the Children's Cancer Foundation (CCF) to pioneer a research project on a childhood cancer, rhabdomyosarcoma. |
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NCCS received a donation from donors Lee Hiok Kiang, Lee Hiok Woon and Lee Hiok Huang to start the Bek Chai Heah Laboratory of Cancer Genomics |
| Dec |
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The Neoplasm Interception Programme (NIP) clinic that nips cancer in the bud through cancer risk evaluation was launched to provide tailored cancer screenings. |
2006
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NCCS received donation from the Tan Foundation to start the Tan Chin Tuan Laboratory of Photodynamic Research |
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Singapore's first inter-disciplinary university course for doctors and nurses in palliative care was introduced through a MOU with Flinders University of South Australia |
| Mar |
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Acquisition of 64-slice Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT) advanced the early detection and treatment of cancer. |
| May |
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Further research in oral and throat cancers was initiated through a MOU with the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology and Regional Cancer Centre both based in Thiruvananthapuram, India. |
| Jun |
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Launch of "I Can" campaign to highlight that life after cancer is a reality. |
| Aug |
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A gala dinner, "Celebrating the Imaginable", in aid of cancer research was held. President S R Nathan graced the event as the Guest of Honour. |
| Nov |
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The Health Professionals and Undergraduates (HPU) Education Unit was established to provide training opportunities for medical students to learn fom veteran medical staff and clinicians. |
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The 1st Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture: "Translational Medicine: Bench to Bedside or Bedside to Bench?" by Dr Sydney Brenner |
2007
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Geriatric Oncology Programme to meet the needs of the elderly was introduced. |
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The Van Andel Research Institute (VARI), based in Michigan, USA joined hands with NCCS in an international collaboration agreement to promote the sharing of medical knowledge and create a borderless medical research community. |
| Apr |
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The 2nd Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture: "The Origins of Pandemic Influenza" by Sir John Skehel |
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The Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research opened with much fanfare arising from a donation from Mrs Mavis Khoo-Oei |
| Aug |
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Launch of Family Physicians Cancer Network (FAMCAN) |
| Nov |
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The 3rd Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture: "Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the p53 Pathway: Cancer, Gender and Fecundity" by Prof Arnold Levine |
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Scientific Advisory Board Meeting was convened at NCCS |
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Asia Pacific Liver Cancer Meeting was held |
| Dec |
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An Oncology Clinic, in collaboration with Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital was launched by Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan |
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NCCS fundraising arm, NCC Foundation was established to oversee the NCC Research Fund |
2008
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Launch of a new linear accelerator Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) that enables enhanced cancer control with lesser side effects brings advanced radiation treatment to its next level |
| Mar |
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Professor Soo Khee Chee, Director of NCCS, was awarded the MOH National Outstanding Clinician Mentor Award from the Ministry of Health. |
| May |
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Dr Lee H. Hartwell, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine (2001) visits NCCS |
| Jul |
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An event in memory of Dr Arthur Yap, who left a legacy for cancer research, was held at the Arts House |
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The 4th Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture: "Did the Oncogene Revolution setback Clinical Oncology?" by Prof Tak Wah Mak |
| Aug |
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Developing anti-cancer compounds, training placements with renowned Manchester Cancer Centre was made possible through a MOU with AstraZeneca UK Limited, National Healthcare Group Pte Ltd, National University Hospital Pte Ltd, EDB, The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, The University of Manchester and Manchester Cancer Research Centre. |
| Sep |
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The 1st Liver Cancer Awareness Campaign was launched and saw a whopping attendence at the public forums. |
| Oct |
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The Lien Centre for Palliative Care was officially opened by Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan. |
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The 5th Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture: "Palliative Care as a Human Right" by Dr Richard Payne |
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NCCS partnered Four Seasons Hotel Singapore and The Regent Singapore for the first time, on the annual Run for Hope that it is in its 16th year to raise funds for local cancer research. |
| Nov |
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Dr Mansour Al-Hawasi, Deputy Minister of Executive Affairs, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia visited NCCS |
2009
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NCCS kicked-off the JCI accreditation process to introduce standards of quality |
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The BNP Paribas-NCCS Regional Fellowship Programme was launched |
| Mar |
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Visit by Dr Hajah Dayang Norlila, Director General of Medical Services, Brunei MOH |
| Apr |
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The 6th Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture: "Infectious Causes of Human Cancers: Perspectives" by Professor Harald zur Hausen |
| May |
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Wall of Hope was unveiled by Member of Parliament for Hong Kah GRC, Mr Zaqy Mohamad |
| Jul |
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The 7th Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture:"Stem Cells: Fact or Fiction" by Prof John Dick |
| Aug |
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The 8th Humphrey Oei Distinguished Lecture: "Proton Therapy: The Future of Radiation Therapy or a Passing Fad?" by Dr Jerry Slater |
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