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16
Aug
2023

Cancer among younger Americans is on the rise, new study shows

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A recent study published in JAMA Network Open has highlighted a concerning trend of increasing cancer rates among younger Americans, particularly women. The study showed that cancers among people under 50 have slightly increased overall, with the largest increases seen in the 30 to 39 age group. Gastrointestinal, endocrine, and breast cancers were climbing at the fastest rates. 

The senior author of the study, Assistant Professor Daniel Huang from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Senior Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and Adult Liver Transplantation Programme, National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, National University Hospital, was cited in the reports.

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2
Aug
2023

育儿有方:如何让孩子吃得好 (Good parenting: How to get children to eat well)

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​Dr Tammy Lim, Consultant, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, KTP-NUCMI, NUH, shared about baby-led weaning and what parents should look out for when they adopt this feeding practice. She highlighted that parents and caregivers should ensure that the child’s development is progressing normally before starting on baby-led weaning.

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1
Aug
2023

儿童误吞玩具或造成生命危险 但不是每次都必须直奔急诊室 (Children accidentally swallowing toys might be life-threatening but it does not always require visit to the Emergency Department)

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Media cited a study conducted by KTP-NUCMI at NUH and KKH, which analysed medical records of over 2,100 children and adolescents who swallowed foreign objects between 2015 and 2016, and found that the most commonly swallowed objects were coins (41 per cent), followed by toys such as beads and marbles (27 per cent). Toddlers between the ages of one and two, who are in the mouthing stage of their development, are at the highest risk of swallowing objects.
                 
A/Prof Marion Aw, Head & Senior Consultant from the Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at KTP-NUCMI, shared the symptoms to look out for in case of foreign body ingestion.

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17
Jul
2023

Kids swallowing objects: How long does it take for a coin, battery or magnet to pass through?

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The study conducted by KTP-NUCMI at NUH analysed medical records of over 2,100 children and adolescents who swallowed foreign objects between 2015 and 2016, and found that the most commonly swallowed objects were coins (41 per cent), followed by toys such as beads and marbles (27 per cent). Toddlers between the ages of one and two, who are in the mouthing stage of their development, are at the highest risk of swallowing objects.

A/Prof Marion Aw, Head and Senior Consultant from the Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at KTP-NUCMI, explained that coins were typically considered low-risk objects, while button batteries were classified as high-risk due to the potential for leakage of their contents, which could cause injury to the stomach or intestines. Understanding how long it takes for swallowed objects to pass out of the body would help paediatricians decide how soon the follow-up should be, said A/Prof Aw, who is also one of the researchers involved in the study.

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17
Jul
2023

How long do kids swallowing objects take to pass?

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The study conducted by KTP-NUCMI at NUH analysed medical records of over 2,100 children and adolescents who swallowed foreign objects between 2015 and 2016, and found that the most commonly swallowed objects were coins (41 per cent), followed by toys such as beads and marbles (27 per cent). Toddlers between the ages of one and two, who are in the mouthing stage of their development, are at the highest risk of swallowing objects.

A/Prof Marion Aw, Head & Senior Consultant from the Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at KTP-NUCMI, explained that coins were typically considered low-risk objects, while button batteries were classified as high-risk due to the potential for leakage of their contents, which could cause injury to the stomach or intestines. Understanding how long it takes for swallowed objects to pass out of the body would help paediatricians decide how soon the follow-up should be, said A/Prof Aw, who is also one of the researchers involved in the study.

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21
Jun
2023

研究:孩童误吞异物 逾八成两周内自然排出 (Study: More than 80 per cent of foreign objects swallowed by children will be excreted naturally within two weeks)

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A study by NUS Medicine students, NUH and KKH, found that among 350 cases of foreign body ingestion in children, more than 80 per cent of foreign bodies are passed out from the gastrointestinal tract within two weeks. The study also noted that the two most common objects ingested were coins (41 per cent) and toys (27 per cent). High-risk foreign objects such as magnets, batteries or sharp objects formed nine per cent of cases.

A/Prof Marion Aw, Head and Senior Consultant, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, KTP-NUCMI, NUH, advised that symptoms to look out for in case of foreign body ingestion include complaints of throat, chest or abdominal pain, drooling (inability to swallow saliva), refusal to eat, vomiting, coughing and choking. Parents and caregivers are advised to bring their children to the emergency departments in case of any foreign body ingestion.

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8
May
2023

Fussy eater? Your child is not alone

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Feeding challenges among children are on the rise in Singapore, according to doctors from NUH and KKH. Dr Tammy Lim, Consultant, Division of Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics and the Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation at NUH’s KTP-NUCMI, noted that NUH’s interdisciplinary feeding and nutrition clinic has seen a 30% increase in clinic sessions over the past five years. 

Dr Lim shared that fussy eating typically starts during the toddler years, when many parents find it difficult to feed their children. She added that some children are predisposed to feeding difficulties and a small group of extremely picky eaters may have paediatric feeding disorder, a medical condition that warrants attention.

The ST report also highlighted an NUH caregiver’s journey with her child who was diagnosed with a physical incapacity to chew.

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10
Mar
2023

He donated part of his liver for a baby he didn’t know, and found a family in the process

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​An article about how Mr Sakthibalan Balathandautham had donated part of his liver to a baby he had never met before mentioned that the organ transplant arrangements and surgery were done at NUH.

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27
Feb
2023

Child liver transplant recipient still keeps in touch with doctors 25 years later

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​38-year-old Madam Raziah Begum Alamgir shared how her life has transformed since a life-saving transplant at NUH in 1995.  The first successful child liver transplant recipient in Singapore, Mdm Raziah expressed her gratitude to Emeritus Consultant Prof Prabhakaran Krishnan from the department of paediatric surgery, and Emeritus Consultant Prof Quak Seng Hock from the paediatric liver transplantation programme at what is now known as NUCOT, NUH. She feels blessed and continues to keep in touch with the doctors who treated her, highlighting that the procedure gave her a new lease of life.

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21
Feb
2023

Tabah hadapi dugaan kesihatan pada usia muda (Persevering in the face of health challenges at a young age)

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Berita Harian’s full-page feature on two paediatric transplant patients – Mdm Raziah Begum Alamgir and Ms Dian Zuhairah Wydatie – highlighted how both received successful transplant procedures at a young age at NUCOT, NUH, and have since recovered and gone on to lead fulfilling lives.

Mdm Raziah, who underwent a liver transplant at age 11 in 1995, was the first successful child liver transplant recipient in Singapore. She shared the emotional experience of the surgery, and the support she received from her doctors and family during her recovery. She is now married with three children.

Ms Dian received a kidney transplant in 2021 when she was 17, a day after her birthday. She shared her experience of needing dialysis prior to her surgery. Thanks to the transplant ‘gift’, she is now a first-year nursing student and vows to be someone “useful” to society in the future. The article included an image of Ms Dian at the Shaw-NKF-NUH CKC Camp last year.

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15
Jan
2023

துவாழ்வு நரம் உறுப்பு தாளம் (Organ donation gives new life)

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​A/Prof Shridhar Ganpathi Iyer, Senior Consultant, Division of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Surgical Director of the Adult Liver Transplantation Programme, NUCOT, said that since the outbreak of COVID-19, the number of people coming forward to donate organs has dropped. He said the average waiting time in Singapore for a kidney transplant from a deceased donor is nine years. NUH patients Satya and Diksha Anand have kidney failure. Diksha had dialysis at NUH Children’s Kidney Centre three times a week for nearly four hours each time. In 2018 when Diksha was 10, she received kidneys from a deceased donor. Satya still undergoes peritoneal dialysis while waiting for a kidney transplant.

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19
Sep
2022

Mum with colorectal cancer gets new lease of life with son's liver

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​A team from National University Health System has successfully conducted a liver transplantation on a Stage 4 colorectal cancer patient whose cancer has spread to the liver. Madam Lim Gek Meng was initially diagnosed at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in October 2020 and was immediately put on chemotherapy. In July 2022, Mdm Lim successfully underwent liver transplant at National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, in a multicentre initiative involving more than 50 professionals across National University Health System, including National University Hospital and National University Cancer Institute Singapore. This was Singapore's first such transplant and according to current literature, the first in the region. 

The team led by A/Prof Glenn Bonney, Consultant in National University Hospital's Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Adult Liver Transplantation Programme at National University Centre for Organ Transplantation and Division of Surgical Oncology, National University Cancer Institute Singapore, as well as international experts, formulated a set of consensus guideline with 44 criteria to select and manage patients who are candidates for the liver transplant.

Channel NewsAsia cited A/Prof Bonney as saying that he felt privileged to be able to work in a system that can generate such care, where a Stage 4 colorectal cancer patient is able to be cancer-free following the transplant.


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18
Sep
2022

Mum with colorectal cancer gets new lease of life with son's liver

The Straits Times © SPH Media Limited. Reproduced with permission

​A team from National University Health System has successfully conducted a liver transplantation on a Stage 4 colorectal cancer patient whose cancer has spread to the liver. Madam Lim Gek Meng was initially diagnosed at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in October 2020 and was immediately put on chemotherapy. In July 2022, Mdm Lim successfully underwent liver transplant at National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, in a multicentre initiative involving more than 50 professionals across National University Health System, including National University Hospital and National University Cancer Institute Singapore. This was Singapore's first such transplant and according to current literature, the first in the region. 

The team led by A/Prof Glenn Bonney, Consultant in National University Hospital's Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Adult Liver Transplantation Programme at National University Centre for Organ Transplantation and Division of Surgical Oncology, National University Cancer Institute Singapore, as well as international experts, formulated a set of consensus guideline with 44 criteria to select and manage patients who are candidates for the liver transplant.

Prof Chng Wee Joo, Director of National University Cancer Institute Singapore, said that the success of the transplant highlighted a new treatment paradigm, where specific patients with Stage 4 colorectal cancer who fulfilled the necessary criteria may be candidates for liver transplantation.

The Straits Times and various media quoted Mdm Lim as saying that she is "terribly grateful to all the doctors, nurses and even admin staff" who have helped her in the last two years".  

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9
Sep
2022

小毛病大问题:肝硬化 (Body SOS: Liver cirrhosis)

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​Mediacorp Channel 8’s health programme, “Body SOS”, featured A/Prof Alfred Kow, Head and Senior Consultant, Division of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, NUH and Senior Consultant, Adult Liver Transplantation Programme, NUCOT, who elaborated on some of the common symptoms and risk factors for liver cirrhosis, as well as precautionary measures.

A/Prof Kow also conducted a radio interview with Love 972FM on the topic of liver cirrhosis.


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29
Jun
2022

Health Suites: Greater assurance to be a living donor in Singapore

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​A/Prof Shridhar Iyer, Surgical Director & Senior Consultant, Adult Liver Transplantation Programme, NUCOT, shared his views on liver donor transplants. A/Prof Iyer said that deceased donor liver donation is unable to keep up with the growing demand for liver donors, which makes living donor liver transplantation an important alternative, especially in Singapore.

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