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  • COPD is 10th Leading Cause of Death in Singapore

    COPD is 10th Leading Cause of Death in Singapore

    According to the Ministry of Health, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the 10th leading cause of death in Singapore. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a respiratory disease that can limit airflow in the lungs and cause breathing difficulties. COPD is an umbrella term that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, said Adjunct Assistant Professor Tan…

  • Man With Terminal Lung Disease Finishes Marathon

    Man With Terminal Lung Disease Finishes Marathon

    Evans Wilson completed the Seattle Marathon in 10 hours and 55 minutes. Wilson walked the entire 26.2 mile course while towing his oxygen tank behind him. The former competitive runner said he expected to finish the race in about 14 hours, a long haul away from the time he used to be able to run…

  • Ex-Lions’ Goalkeeper Dies at Age 65

    Ex-Lions’ Goalkeeper Dies at Age 65

    Lim Chew Peng, Singapore’s former national goalkeeper, passed away at the age of 65 on Sunday afternoon after a short battle with lung cancer. Lim was regarded as the Lions’ “safest pair of hands” during Singapore’s football heydey. Lim was the first choice for the goalkeeper position throughout the 1970s and was part of the…

  • Lung Cancer Claims Ponggol Seafood Founder

    Lung Cancer Claims Ponggol Seafood Founder

    Ponggol Seafood founder, Mr Ting Choon Teng, passed away at the age of 90 after a battle with lung cancer. Mr Ting opened the iconic Singaporean restaurant in 1969. At that point, it was known as Ponggol Hock Kee Seafood Restaurant. Mr Ting started his restaurateur career after working as a foreman at a sauce factory. It…

  • New Breath Test Can Detect Lung Cancer

    New Breath Test Can Detect Lung Cancer

    According to a new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Science, a single breath is all it may take to identify the return of lung cancer after surgery. The study states that the air we breathe out contains thousands of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that vary in composition and pattern depending on a person’s health status. The…

  • Miners With Pneumoconiosis Breathe Again After Lung Lavage

    Miners With Pneumoconiosis Breathe Again After Lung Lavage

    The most common lung disease among coal miners in Vietnam is known as pneumoconiosis. Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, often in mines and from agriculture. In 2013 it resulted in 260,000 deaths up from 251,000 deaths in 1990. Fortunately, doctors in Vietnam have started…

  • CBCC Offering Free Lung Cancer Screenings In November

    CBCC Offering Free Lung Cancer Screenings In November

    The Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center (CBCC) is offering free lung cancer screenings throughout the month of November. This is in recognition of November being lung cancer awareness month. Lung cancer is thought to be the second most common cancer in both genders. Research has shown that lung cancer kills more people than breast and…

  • A Patient Will Fight Lung Cancer With CRISPR-Edited Cells

    A Patient Will Fight Lung Cancer With CRISPR-Edited Cells

    Chinese scientists have injected a person with cells that have been tweaked by the genome-editing technique, CRISPR, for the very first time. The procedure was part of a clinical trial led by oncologist Lu You at the West China Hospital in Chengdu. The procedure involved editing immune cells from a patient with aggressive lung cancer…

  • Bike Crash Saves Felix’s Life

    Bike Crash Saves Felix’s Life

    A severe bike crash may have saved a man’s life. Ken Felix, 68, suffered a severe bike crash in May 2015 that led doctors to eventually detect then treat his lung cancer. He had not yet presented any symptoms for the disease. The bike accident left the retiree with 12 fractures in eight ribs, a…

  • Scientists Developing New Lung Disease Treatment

    Scientists Developing New Lung Disease Treatment

    Scientists in Ireland have been awarded €8.8m as part of an international project to develop a new treatment for lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis and asthma. The treatment is expected to be in the form of a dry powder inhaler that will deliver an innovative drug into the lungs. The dry powder inhaler is thought to…