Contents

1.

 Head and neck cancers
   

2.

Screening tests for NPC - myth or reality

PET-CT Imaging in head and neck cancers
   

3.

IMRT - State of the art radiation technique for head and neck cancers

Management of pain in palliative care
   

4.

Nutrition for head and neck cancer patients

Speech therapy for communication and swallowing disorders
   

5.

Chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Why and how to stop puffing and chewing tobacco?
   

6.

Oral premalignancies

Endoscopic fluorescence imaging to detect neoplasia in oral cavities
   

7.

 Critical appraisal of medical literature
 

 

NCC Round Up
 

 

Staff Directory
 

 

Pharmacy Tips

 

 

Cancers of the head & neck- An Overview
 

 

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Staff Directory
 
Medical Oncology Surgical Oncology
Dr Koo Wen Hsin
Dr Miriam Tao
Dr Soh Lay Tin
Dr Sandeep K Rajan
Dr Leong Swan Swan
Dr Tan Eng Huat
Dr Toh Han Chong
Dr Peter Ang Cher Siang
Dr Simon Ong
Dr Foo Kian Fong
Dr See Hui Ti
Dr Wong Zee Wan
Dr Tay Miah Hiang
Dr Lim Soon Thye
Dr Darren Lim

 A/Prof. London Lucien Ooi
Prof. Soo Khee Chee
Dr T Agasthian
Dr Dennis Lim
Dr Koong Heng Nung
Dr Ho Gay Hui
Dr Yong Wei Sean
Dr Karen Yap
Dr Tan Yu Meng
Oncologic Imaging Therapeutic Radiology
Dr James Khoo
Dr Thng Choon Hua
Dr Quek Swee Tian
Dr Jill Wong
Dr Juliana Ho
 Dr Vijay K Sethi
Dr Chua Eu Tiong
Dr Chua Eu Jin
Dr Joseph Wee
Dr Khoo Tan Hoon Seng
Dr Fong Kam Weng
Dr Terence Tan
Dr Susan Loong Li Er
Palliative Medicine   
Dr Cynthia Goh
Dr Rosalie Shaw
Dr Noreen Chan

  
 
RESEARCH DIVISIONS
Medical Sciences Cellular & Molecular Research
A/Prof. Kon Oi Lian
A/Prof. Wong Meng Cheong
Prof. Soo Khee Chee
Dr Susan Loong Li Er
A/Prof. London Lucien Ooi
A/Prof. Malini Olivo
Dr Caroline Lee
Dr Mac Ho Meng Fatt
Dr Eric Yap
Dr Ann Lee Siew Gek

 A/Prof. Hui Kam Man
A/Prof. Malcolm Paterson
A/Prof. Kanaga Sabapathy
A/Prof. Hung Huynh
Dr Patrick Tan
Dr Paula Lam
Clinical Trials & Epidemiological Sciences  
Dr Joseph Wee
Dr Tan Eng Huat
Dr Tan Say Beng