Cancer survivor starts a new chapter in Japan


Further study: Tan is in Japan doing a postgraduate degree. — Provided photo

KUALA LUMPUR: Cancer survivor, Amelia Tan, who has been battling the disease since she was 18, is starting on a new chapter in life after getting a postgraduate scholarship to study biological science in Japan.

Tan, 31, started a home-based business in 2009 after recovering from spinal metastasis that left her wheelchair-bound.

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