Experts discuss cancer, screening, treatments and how you can stay healthy and cancer-free.

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  At What Age Should Women Start Having Regular Mammograms?
  

  Dr Felicia Tan, breast surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, discusses current recommendations for breast cancer screening.

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  How Does Being a Mother, a Wife, and a Woman Allow You to Relate to Your Patients?
  

  Dr Felicia Tan, breast surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, shares how she empathises with her female patients.

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  How to Conduct a Breast Self-Examination
  

  Dr Felicia Tan, breast surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, shares tips on how to conduct an effective breast self-examination, as well as advice on what you should be feeling for.

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  Take Charge, Take Action: Conduct Your Own Breast Examination

  A monthly breast self-examination 7 – 10 days after your period starts can save your life.

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  Shedding Light on Breast Conservation Surgery

  A breast cancer diagnosis does not mean having to lose your breast, now that many treatment options are available.

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  How to Change Your Lifestyle and Reduce Cancer Risk

  Being overweight increases the overall risk of cancer and belly fat has been linked to an increased risk of colon cancer, regardless of body weight.

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  How to Lower Your Risk of Colon Cancer

  Being overweight increases the overall risk of cancer, and belly fat has been linked to an increased risk of colon cancer, regardless of body weight.

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  Colon Cancer: An Odorous Walk to the Gallows?

  Many people associate colorectal cancer as a death sentence, where one has to pass stools through a stoma that is leaking and giving off bad smells, while awaiting the disease to progress before they eventually die.