When Cancer Care is No Longer Straightforward

For family caregivers navigating the complexities of the cancer journey, exploring cancer treatment, supportive care and palliative care.
About this Event

Disclaimer: This event is open to CaringWheels members. as a member for free!

The modern cancer paradox - greater biomedical capability has also created greater psychosocial complexity in cancer care.

The talk will be divided into 2 parts based on the family caregiver’s journey.

1. Understanding the cancer journey - helping your loved ones through treatment and beyond.
2. Living well through cancer - caring for the patient, family and yourself.

About Assoc Prof Ong Yew Kuang Simon

Dr Simon Ong completed his MBBS training at the National University of Singapore in 1990. After completing a year of housemanship, 2 years of National Service and a year of rotation to Psychiatry and Neonatology, he enrolled into the SGH Internal Medicine Traineeship Program in 1994. Over the next 3 years, he completed Basic Specialty Training by rotating through all the internal medicine specialties in SGH and passing his membership examinations (MMed & MRCP) in 1997. Following which he was accepted into Advanced Specialty Training in Medical Oncology. He successfully exited in 2000 and did his fellowship in cancer pharmacology at the Sydney Cancer Center, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital from 2000 to 2012.

About Dr Prabavathi D/O Balachandran

Dr Prabavathi D/O Balachandran graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2014 and subsequently obtained her MRCP (UK) and MMed qualifications in 2019. She completed her specialist training in Advanced Internal Medicine in 2022 and her 3rd specialist training in Palliative Medicine in 2024.