SINGAPORE — The aspiring chef was barely 18 when her world fell apart after being diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects the body’s germ-fighting immune system, in 2015.
SINGAPORE — The aspiring chef was barely 18 when her world fell apart after being diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects the body’s germ-fighting immune system, in 2014.
According to one study published in the journal JAMA Network Open which analysed more than 500,000 people in the US, cancers diagnosed in patients under 50 increased by an average of 0.28 per cent each year from 2010 to 2019. Local oncologists meanwhile have observed a rise in younger adult patients seeking treatment in their clinics — particularly for breast cancer, thyroid cancer and lymphomas.
“An improved psychological and mental state directly impacts compliance with treatments, healthy living, and positive health seeking behaviour through adherence to follow-up checks with their doctors and an overall improved quality of life.”A woman receiving radiation therapy treatment for cancer. Local oncologists have also observed a rise in younger adult patients seeking treatment in their clinics — particularly for breast cancer, thyroid cancer and lymphomas.
Thus, many turn to the Internet to find not just medical information, but also comfort and reassurance in the form of a community that could understand them. “I started taking pictures of myself post-op, and I saw something good there. I saw myself in a different light. I saw a person with a mastectomy scar who was still positive.
“I tried finding a community,” she said, “but my surgeons told me that there wasn't anyone because I was too young, and the support groups that they did have were mostly older people,” Ms Devandran said. Physical and mental challenges aside, cost concerns can also weigh heavily on young patients who do not have as much savings as their older counterparts.
While the survival rate for Singaporeans with cancer has improved significantly over the years, the disease is still the leading cause of death in Singapore, making up almost a quarter of all recorded deaths in 2022.Regular exercise, alongside wise dietary choices and the maintenance of a healthy body mass index, allows one to reduce their lifetime risk of developing cancers, said Dr Angela Pang, a senior medical oncologist at OncoCare Cancer Centre.
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