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[National Cancer Centre Singapore @NCCS_SG]

Misinformation is part of why only 40% of women in #Singapore get screened for #CervicalCancer, despite it being the 10th most common cancer here.

Get the facts and change that stat in the latest issue of the #NCCS newsletter, In Good Health: https://t.co/C6cAVKOZo0 💬

#CervicalCancerAwareness #WomensHealth #CancerScreening #HealthMyths #PreventiveCare

[Melvin LK CHUA | FRCR, PhD, FASCO @DrMLChua]

2022 was the year we started our #NPC #NasopharyngealCarcinoma #OpenFundLargeCollaborativeGrant

4 years on… I can say that we have built a reasonably strong core to advance NPC translational and clinical research in Singapore!

The symposium is a testament to the reputation of the program and look forward to hosting everyone at @NCCS_SG !

@sueyom

[OncoDaily @oncodaily]

NCCS - World-Class Faculty and Real Breakthroughs at NPCSS 2026

@NCCS_SG

https://t.co/k43UDBNGiQ

[National Cancer Centre Singapore @NCCS_SG]

Last month, NCCS hosted key leaders from @ASCO and the ASCO Asia Pacific Regional Council, with a shared goal of strengthening research and strategic collaborations across #APAC.

More from #NCCS Profs @DrMLChua and @drkevin_chua_lm in the latest issue of the #NCCS newsletter, In Good Health: https://t.co/h2FRFCCq9y

#OncologyResearch #CancerCare #GlobalHealth #ASCOBT26

[OncoDaily @oncodaily]

NCCS Launched SPARCC to Advance Rare Cancer Care

@NCCS_SG

https://t.co/oNsk4T9Xwg

[Melvin LK CHUA | FRCR, PhD, FASCO @DrMLChua]

#AHNS2026

Nice to visit Boston again to speak on #NPC #NasopharyngealCarcinoma on my pet topic #PrecisionMedicine in the disease using liquid biopsy with @DrNabilSaba on #Immunotherapy Velda_Chow on surgery

Eagerly awaiting NRG HN001 @imrtlee

@cwilkeMDPhD

[OncoDaily @oncodaily]

National Cancer Centre Singapore Signs MoU with National Cancer Centre Hospital Japan to Advance Cancer Collaboration

@NCCS_SG

https://t.co/K8EBshZJPJ

[National Cancer Centre Singapore @NCCS_SG]

🎉 Huge congratulations to Assoc Prof Grace Yang @GraceMYangMD on being conferred the Goh Foundation Faculty Professorship in Supportive and Palliative Care 🤩

We look forward to seeing her nurture the next generation of supportive and palliative care researchers and continue transforming care for cancer patients 🧡🌻

#TeamNCCS #CancerCare

[Melvin LK CHUA | FRCR, PhD, FASCO @DrMLChua]

I started my Clinician-Scientist journey in 2008 and 18 y later - This is a personal milestone for which I am grateful to my family, teachers, peers, friends, and students, mentees who made the journey extra special and memorable.

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

#PhysicianScientist
#TranslationalResearch

[OncoDaily @oncodaily]

Looking Forward to Minimise Cancer and Maximise Lives in Singapore - William Hwang

@SGCancerSociety @NCCS_SG

https://t.co/m8d9l7YW3e

[Tan Wu Meng @tanwumeng]

Faster, safely? When a January 2026 paper feels old.

This week AI and cancer care converged in Singapore — at @ASCO Breakthrough and @NCCS_SG Grand Rounds on Trustworthy AI in Oncology.

In the Q&A I asked: How do we organise ourselves to move faster, safely — when even publicly available AI models advance week by week?

The pace is striking — one speaker called a January 2026 paper “old”. But in healthcare the stakes differ from consumer tech. Even “an app” is never just an app — it's a socio-technical intervention: patients, clinicians, data, governance.

Three things from the panel stayed with me:

1️⃣ Leaders must be conversant enough to make timely calls — and some of that “feel” only comes from using the tools yourself. As Singapore @MFAsg Minister @VivianBala put it recently at @aiDotEngineer: “You cannot govern a technology that you have only been briefed on.”

2️⃣ Build data foundations and governance early, so value can be harvested later.

3️⃣ The level of checks should fit the level of risk — not every project needs the same controls.

The challenge isn't “speed vs safety”. It's building institutions that can move faster, safely — a strong engine, reliable brakes, responsive steering.

In oncology, trustworthy AI must stay clinically useful, patient-centred — and never lose the human touch.

Big thank you to @DanielTruhn @UniklinikAachen and @PrelajArsela @IstTumori for making the trip to Singapore — very much in the spirit of cross-region collaboration as @PoonEileen @SSO_Singapore shared, and hosted by @EvelynWongYT @ryansheatan @iaintan_mdphd @danieltanmd. Looking forward to future brain-storming and discussions!

#AIinOncology #TrustworthyAI #ASCOBT26 #DigitalHealth

[National Cancer Centre Singapore @NCCS_SG]

Advancing #supportivecare and #palliativecare on the 🌍 stage!
Proud of our NCCS clinicians and researchers presenting at #MASCC26 in 🇦🇺 to improve outcomes and QOL for patients and their families.
@CancerCareMASCC @GraceMYangMD

[Julie Gralow @jrgralow]

Starting off strong on day 2 #ASCOBT26 - welcome from @ASCOPres and @DrMLChua. Now for a session on clinical integration of AI with a great panel! @ASCO

[Melvin LK CHUA | FRCR, PhD, FASCO @DrMLChua]

Happening now
#ASCOBT26

Oral abstract session: Clinical Trials in #BreastCancer #ColorectalCancer

Great NCCS home ground showing!

@ASCO @RebeccaDSing @MartinStockler @NCCS_SG

[National Cancer Centre Singapore @NCCS_SG]

#ASCOBT26 is underway in 🇸🇬, & we're delighted to celebrate NCCS researchers presenting.
Big congrats to our Abstract Award and Merit Award recipients!!! 🙌
@ASCO #CancerResearch #Oncology

[ASCO @ASCO]

Good morning from Singapore! ☀️ We’re so excited to be here kicking off Day 1 of #ASCOBT26! Today’s schedule is packed with groundbreaking scientific sessions, high-impact networking, and cultural experiences.

View the full program here: https://t.co/quY45z7Mmp

[Melvin LK CHUA | FRCR, PhD, FASCO @DrMLChua]

Excited to get the International Research Scholars Workshop going on D1 as part of the #ASCOBT26 pre-meeting workshop

20 scholars from #APAC will receive a year long mentoring supported by @ASCO after a 2 day intensive workshop hosted at @NCCS_SG by @globalNess @MartinStockler @yysoon01 @drkevin_chua_lm @RebeccaDSing Simon_Hughes Chris_Frampton Kate_Clarke

[National Cancer Centre Singapore @NCCS_SG]

Proud to welcome @ASCO to NCCS for the ASCO #APAC Regional Council Mtg and the Intl Clinical Research Scholars APAC Workshop. Here’s to strengthening collaboration in cancer care and nurturing clinical research talent in APAC!
#ASCOBT26 @DrMLChua @drkevin_chua_lm @RebeccaDSing