Going 'nuclear' for breast cancer


No liver abnormalities were detected in the CT scan (left) of a breast cancer patient initially diagnosed with stage 2A breast cancer. However, the 18F-FDG PET-CT scan (right) picked up a lesion in the liver (the bright spot), which upstaged the cancer to stage 4. — Photos: Dr ALEX KHOO CHEEN HOE

It's coming up to two years since Covid-19 first broke out in Wuhan, China, and we all hope that the end of this catastrophic pandemic is near.

Lest we forget, we also have other health issues to deal with, such as tuberculosis, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.

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